Nirmala Bhanudas Shinde v. United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Thr Its Branch Manager And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 951 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2600 OF 2022 IN FAST/28565/2019 Nirmala Bhanudas Shinde ....Applicant

VERSUS

United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Thr Its Branch Manager And Anr .....Respondent .....

Advocate for Applicant : Mr. Shaikh Majit S And Y.k. Shaikh Advocate for Respondents 1 : Mr. Kulkarni Sudhir V. CORAM : S.G. CHAPALGAONKAR, J.

DATE : 13TH FEBRUARY, 2024.

ORDER :- By this application, the applicant seeks to condone the delay of 119 days caused in filing the first appeal against the judgment and award dated 12.2.2019 passed by Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, Shrirampur in MACP No. 223 of 2016.

2.

Having considered the reasons as stated in para. Nos. 2 to 4 of the application, it can be gathered that there are sufficient grounds to condone the delay. Resultantly, the application deserves to be allowed. Hence, the order :-

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O R D E R

[I] Civil application is allowed.

[ii] Delay of 119 days caused in filing the appeal is condoned [iii] Appeal be registered.

[iv] At this stage, learned counsel respondent No.1 on instructions submit that the parties are ready and willing to resort for compromise before the Lok Adalat, which is now scheduled to be held on 3rd March, 2024. Office to refer the matter to the Legal Services Authority for placing the same before the Lok Adalat. [S.G. CHAPALGAONKAR] JUDGE grt/-