Mr. Rehan M. Shaikh v. Union Of India Through The General Manager Central Railway

Digitally signed by SONALI MILIND PATIL Date:

2021.12.04 15:15:45 +0530 SONALI MILIND PATIL 1/2 2-CAF-846-2015.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 846 OF 2015 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO. 14667 OF 2014 Mr. Rehan M. Shaikh ... Applicant Vs.

Union of India Through the General Manager, Central Railway ... Respondent ...........

None for the Applicant.

Mr. T. J. Pandian for the Respondent.

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CORAM: MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.

DATE : 4th DECEMBER, 2021.

P. C. :- 1.

None for the Applicant.

2.

Mr. Pandian, appears for the Respondent. Mr. Pandian submitted that there are no sufficient reasons given in the Civil Application.

3.

The Civil Application is for condonation of delay of 144 days in filing the First Appeal. The First Appeal is filed challenging the order of Railway Claims Tribunal, Mumbai by which, compensation of Rs.32,000/- is awarded when the claim is of Rs.4,00,000/-. 4.

The reason given in the application for delay in filing the First Appeal is that Applicant is poor and handicap person and delay was caused as time was required for making arrangement of funds for filing above First Appeal.

Sonali

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For the reasons set out in the Civil Application and in the facts and circumstances of this case, Civil Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a).

(MADHAV J. JAMDAR, J.) Sonali