Bhushan Suresh Sonar v. Reliance Industries Limited and Anr.
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What is this about?
Procedural (interlocutory) order of the High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction, single Bench of S. M. Modak, J., dated 29 September 2025 (digitally signed 8 October 2025), in First Appeal No. 1848 of 2025 (Bhushan Suresh Sonar, appellant/claimant v. Reliance Industries Limited and Anr.) tagged with First Appeal (ST) No. 29125 of 2022 and Interim Applications Nos. 20578 and 20577 of 2022 (HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd., appellant/insurer v. Bhushan Suresh Sonar and Anr.). Key directions: delay in filing the appeal condoned; delay-condonation IA allowed in terms of prayer clause (b); claimant's enhancement appeal tagged with the insurer's appeal; liberty to both parties to file document compilations; stay application in FAST 29125 of 2022 disposed of; Respondent No. 2 (vehicle owner) served but absent; next date 11 November 2025. Useful for tracking cross-appeals by a claimant (enhancement) and insurer in what appears to be a motor-accident compensation matter (claimant/insurer/vehicle-owner terminology used); no statute or precedent cited.