Namrata W/O Narendra Chorode v. Narendra S/O Subhash Chaudhari and Others
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – beneficial legislation – closure of claimant's evidence
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench — Writ Petition No. 4975/2024 (Namrata Chorode v. Narendra Chaudhari, Jayant Kahale & National Insurance Co. Ltd.), decided 06/03/2025 by M.S. Jawalkar, J. Challenge to MACT Warud orders in MACP No. 32/2023: closure of claimant's evidence (27/02/2024) and rejection of applications to set aside/recall (23/04/2024; Exhibit 42, 25/06/2024). Grounds: transfer of case from MACT Amravati to Warud causing non-appearance; Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is beneficial legislation; claimant had filed affidavit evidence and summons (Exhibit 38/39). Result: all three orders quashed; re-submission of witness list and summons permitted; interest-from-27/02/2024 objection kept open before Tribunal. Keywords: sufficient cause, closure of evidence, recalling order, Exhibit 42, beneficial legislation, quashed.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition allowed; orders dated 23/04/2024 and 25/06/2024, so also the order dated 27/02/2024 closing the Petitioner's evidence in MACP No. 32/2023, quashed and set aside; Petitioner permitted to re-submit the list of witnesses and summons before MACT Warud; parties to appear before the Tribunal on the date fixed by it; interest objection of Respondent No. 3 kept open before the Tribunal.