ORDER

27.09.2022 Heard Mr B J Mukherjee, learned counsel appearing for the applicants/claimants and Mr S K Goswami, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent/Insurance Company.

2. By this application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, read with proviso of section 173 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, the applicants/claimants have prayed for condonation of 191 days’ delay in filing the connected appeal against the Judgment and Award, passed by learned Member, MACT, Morigaon, in MAC Case No. 48/2013, which was finally modified by order dated 27.02.2018, passed by the learned Member, MACT, in Misc (J) (MACT) Case No. 24/2017.

3. It is stated in the petition that the MAC Case No. 48/2013, was initially decided vide Judgment and Order dated 30.03.2016. Thereafter, they were expecting that the awarded amount, which was made payable by the Insurance Company would be soon disbursed to them. However, after waiting for a year, they came to know that the Insurance Company has filed a review petition vide M J (MACT) Case No. 24/2017 and they were informed by their Advocate that it may take some time. They kept on inquiring about the final outcome of the said review peti