This is an appeal against the order dated 11th July, 1962, of the District Judge and Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, West Thanjavur, Thanjavur, dismissing the application filed by the petitioner appellant herein for excusing the delay in filing an application for payment of compensation. With reference to an alleged accident that took place on 6th October, 1960, on 6th October, 1961, the appellant therein instituted a suit for payment of compensation. That plaint was returned on 20th November, 1961, for presentation to the proper forum and the appellant herein presented the same to the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. Under section 110-A(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, the period of limitation prescribed for an application for compensation is sixty days and the proviso to that sub-section confers a power on the Tribunal to excuse the delay if it was satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from the making the application in time. The appellant herein, pursuant to this proviso, filed an application for excusing the delay. It is the common case of both sides that the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal was constituted for the first time by the Rules promulga