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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
K. Murali Shankar, J
R. Srinivasan – Appellant
Versus
R. Bharathi – Respondent
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| 1. overview of the petition seeking condonation of a significant delay in filing an appeal against a motor accident tribunal award. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. countervailing arguments regarding the adequacy of the explanation offered for the delay. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. legal standard requiring sufficient cause to be proven before merit-based consideration of appeals. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
ORDER
The above application has been filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act., to condone the delay of 1864 days in filing the appeal, challenging the award passed in M.C.O.P.No.1076 of 2014, dated 13.06.2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Special District Court, Tiruchirappalli.
2.The petitioner is the claimant and he filed a claim petition in M.C.O.P.No.1076 of 2014, seeking compensation for the disability suffered in an accident occurred on 28.09.2013. The family members of the petitioner/appellant/claimant have also filed claim petitions seeking compensation for the death of Rathina Sabapathy and for the disability sustained by others in M.C.O.P.Nos.1073, 1074, 1075, 1077 and 1078 of
2014. The first respondent had remained ex-parte.
3.The second res
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