Smt. Anjali Anand Kulkarni and Ors. v. the Oriental Insurance Company Limited
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court order condoning 4-year-151-day delay in impleading legal heirs of deceased respondents (husband and wife) in insurer's first appeal; appeal thereafter withdrawn on appellant's instruction and disposed of as withdrawn; statutory deposit transferred to the Tribunal for disbursement; refund of court fees; IA 1603/2024 disposed as infructuous. Key terms: condonation of delay, impleadment of legal heirs, withdrawal of first appeal, statutory deposit transfer, Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. v. Smt. Anjali Anand Kulkarni, FA 179/2015, IA(ST) 11022/2025, Shyam C. Chandak, J.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 4 years and 151 days condoned in the insurer's application to implead the legal heirs of deceased Respondent Nos. 4 and 5, and the legal heirs directed to be brought on record forthwith; leave granted to withdraw First Appeal No. 179 of 2015, which stood disposed of as withdrawn; statutory deposit to be transferred to the Tribunal concerned and disbursed in accordance with law; refund of court fees as per rules; Record and Proceedings to be sent back to the trial Court; Interim Application No. 1603 of 2024 disposed of as not surviving.