Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd., Thr. Manager, Nagpur v. Premlata Wd/O Mulchand Jibhkate and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench; Abhay J. Mantri, J.; July 08, 2025; First Appeal No. 232 of 2022; Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Premlata wd/o Mulchand Jibhkate and others; delay condonation; restoration of appeal; dismissal by common order dated 01/12/2022 for non-filing of private paper book within six weeks; delay held bona fide, not intentional or deliberate; costs Rs. 6,000/- with Registry, Rs. 1,000/- each to respondent Nos. 1 to 6; appeal restored on deposit of costs; withdrawal of 30% of remaining balance amount as per award of the Tribunal; Registrar (J) to transfer within four weeks on usual undertaking and bank account details; Record and Proceedings called for from Tribunal; matter listed in due course.
What did the court decide?
Delay in filing the application for restoration of First Appeal No. 232 of 2022 condoned and the application allowed, subject to costs of Rs. 6,000/- to be deposited with the Registry within three weeks and paid equally to respondent Nos. 1 to 6 (Rs. 1,000/- each); on deposit of costs, the appeal to be restored to its original position. Civil Application No. 2100 of 2025 partly allowed: respondent Nos. 1 to 6 permitted withdrawal of 30% of the remaining balance amount lying in this Court as per the Tribunal award, the Registrar (J) to transfer it to their respective bank accounts within four weeks on furnishing individual usual undertakings and bank account details. Record and Proceedings called for from the Tribunal and the appeal listed in due course.