I N THE HI GH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO DATE: 09.04.2026 CI VI L REVI SI ON PETI TI ON No.3582 OF 2024 Between:

Smt. Varre Andalu and 3 others.

…Petitioners/ Petitioners AND Rachakonda Seenu and another. …Respondents/ Respondents

ORDER

This Civil Revision Petition is filed by the petitioners, aggrieved by the docket order dated 15.10.2024 passed in O.P.S.R.No.2244 of 2024 on the file of the Chairman, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Jangaon.

2. Heard Sri Baddam Aravind Reddy, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Though notice was served on the respondents, there is no representation on behalf of the respondents.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Tribunal has erroneously returned the claim petition on the ground that it is barred by limitation under Section 166(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, as the claim petition was filed beyond six months from the date of accident i.e., 24.07.2023.

4. The returned docket order dated 15.10.2024 passed in S.R.No.2244 of 2024 reads as follows:

“As per Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019, which came into force with effect f