J.B.MEHTA
SHARDABEN SITARAM MOHANLAL – Appellant
Versus
M. I. PANDYA – Respondent
( 1 ) THE petitioner widow challenges in this petition the order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal dismissing the petitioners claim for compensation under sec. 110 (A) of the Motor Vehicles Act 1939 hereinafter referred to as the Act on the ground that it was time barred and there was no sufficient reason to condone the delay and that there was no provision to permit the institution of such a claim for compensation as a pauper by resorting to the provisions of Order 33 of the Civil Procedure Code hereinafter referred to as the Code. The petitioners husband met with an accident while he was traveling in the truck of respondent No. 2 which truck got over-turned on July 8 1965 The petitioners husband died on that very day as a result of this accident. Thereafter the present claim for compensation for a sum of Rs. 25 0 was made before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal on September 9 1965 An application for permission to proceed with the application as a pauper was made on October 1 1965 and an application for condonation of delay was also filed on the same day. The learned Tribunal held that there was no provision for pauperis
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