IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM-4432-CII-2020 IN/AND NISHA AND OTHERS …..Appellants Vs.

NITIN BANSAL AND ANOTHER …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Sikandh Mehta, Advocate for Mr. Pankaj Bali, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Sunil Polist, Advocate for respondent No.1. None for respondent No.2/Insurance Company.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J.

CM-4432-CII-2020 Prayer in this application is for condonation of delay in filing the appeal.

Notice of the application was issued on 11.09.2025, but till date, no reply has been filed on behalf of the respondents, however, learned counsel for the respondent(s) vehemently opposes the prayer made in the application and prays for dismissal of the application.

Having heard learned counsel for the parties and gone through the contents of the application, the applicant makes out sufficient cause for condoning the delay.

Accordingly, application is allowed and delay of 496 days in filing the appeal is condoned.

Main case

1. By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to an award dated 29.05.2018 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kaithal (for brevity, “the Tribunal”), whereby an am