D. Appa Rao, President —The Insurance Company preferred the appeal, F.A.No. 253/2007 against the order of the District Consumer Forum, Khammam, in directing it to pay Rs.2,18,900 towards repairs of the vehicle together with cost of Rs. 1,000.

2. The complainant also preferred cross appeal, FASR, No. 5197/2006 and along with it IA. No. 1253/2007 to condone the delay of 341 days in preferring the appeal on the ground that he received the notice in the appeal preferred by the Insurance Company and found that the District Forum did not award compensation in its entirety. Since the appeal preferred by the Insurance Company is being heard, we condone delay in preferring the appeal by the complainant. The office is directed to register the appeal and assign number.

3. The case of the complainant in brief is that it is a firm dealing in excavation, loading, transportation, dumping, etc, at different areas. It owned a motor vehicle insured with the appellant Insurance Company. It had paid premium covering the risk from 28.2.2002 to 27.2.2003. It had obtained permit for the said vehicle from the transportation authorities valid from 25.6.2001 to 24.6.2006. It had obtained work for