Rajeswari v. The Branch Manager

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED : 05.02.2026

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE DR.JUSTICE G.JAYACHANDRAN and THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN in W.A.(MD) SR No.69196 of 2024 Rajeswari ... Petitioner -vs1.The Branch Manager Shri Ram Life Insurance Company Ltd., Muthupettai, Pattukottai Taluk Thanjavur District 2.The General Manager Shri Ram Life Insurance Company Ltd., No.42, Thalayari Street Pattukottai Taluk Thanjavur District 3.The General Manager Shri Ram Life Insurance Company Ltd., No.23, Pudukottai Road Sethurama Pillai Colony Kallukuli, Trichy

4.The Manager The Officer in Charge Group Insurance Department Shri Ram Life Insurance Company Ltd., Plot No.31 & 32, Ramky Selenium Financial District Gachi Bowli, Hyderabad 5.Shri Ram General Insurance 2nd Floor, Mookambika Complex No.4, Lady Desika Road Mylapore, Chennai-600 004 6.Insurance Regularity and Department Authority of India 3rd Floor, Paris Ram Bhavan Basheer Bagh Hyderabad-500 004 7.Insurance Ombudsman State of Tamil Nadu & Puducherry Chennai-600 018 8.The Manager of Shriram City Finance Limited Muthupettai Branch Thiruthuraipoondi Taluk Tiruvarur District ... Respondents PRAYER: Petition filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act to condone the delay of 193 days in filing / representing the above writ appeal as against the order dated 28.12.2023, passed in W.P.(MD) No.20049 of 2021.

For Petitioner :

Mr.N.Balakrishnan For Respondents :

No appearance for R1, R2, R5 to R7 Mr.A.Sivasubramanian for R4 Mr.J.Barathan for R8

O R D E R

[Order of the Court was made by DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.] This civil miscellaneous petition has been filed seeking to condone the delay of 193 days in the filing the above writ appeal.

2. This Court ordered notice to the respondents on 13.02.2025 and the respondents 4 & 8 have entered appearance on 14.08.2025. Though the respondents 1, 2, 5 to 7 have been served with notice and their names have been printed in the cause list, there is no representation for them either in person or through their counsel. Further, till date, the respondents have not filed their counter affidavit. Hence, we are inclined to condone the delay.

3. Accordingly, this civil miscellaneous petition is allowed and the delay of 193 days in filing the above writ appeal is condoned.

4. Registry is directed to number the writ appeal, if the papers are otherwise in order, and post the same for admission in the usual course. [G.J., J.] [K.K.R.K., J.] 05.02.2026 NCC :

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DR.G.JAYACHANDRAN, J.

AND K.K.RAMAKRISHNAN, J.

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