FAO-880-2021

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Sr. No. 106

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

CM-7957-7958-CII-2021 in/and

FAO-880-2021

Date of decision: 11.10.2021

HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co. Ltd.

…Applicant/Appellant

Versus

Surjit Kaur and others

…Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA

Present:

Mr. Sanjeev Kodan, Advocate,

for the applicant-appellant.

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ARUN MONGA, J. (ORAL)

Applicant-Insurance Company seeks to set aside the impugned

order dated 17.10.2017 passed by the learned MACT, Ludhiana, albeit only

to the extent of grant of penal interest in the event of delay in disbursement

of the awarded compensation.

2.

There is a delay of 954 days in filing the appeal. Narrative of

reasons pleaded in paras 2-8 of the accompanied condonation application

under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, is as under: -

“2.

That the impugned order was passed on 17.10.2017

passed by learned MACT, Ludhiana. In para No.24 of the

award, the learned MACT awarded a sum of Rs.54, 64, 500/- in

favour of claimants. The learned MACT, further