Gujarat High Court Shocked: Client Dead 11 Years, Case Still Heard for 37 Lakh Compensation

• Gujarat High Court discovered a client in a road accident compensation case had died 11 years ago, despite the case continuing.
• The court was about to deliver a verdict to increase compensation from Rs 10.44 lakh to Rs 37.24 lakh when the lawyer revealed the death.
• Justices Sangeeta Vishen and Nisha Thakor expressed strong displeasure over the 'unpleasant incident' of information concealment.
• The deceased, Makwana, was paralyzed in a 2003 accident and had appealed for higher compensation after the tribunal awarded Rs 10.44 lakh in 2012.
• The High Court ordered the inclusion of Makwana's legal heirs (two sons, two daughters) to receive the increased compensation.