Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited v. Kuteliya Bai Gond
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), common order dated 08.04.2026 by Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J., in batch of civil revisions (CR) led by CR No. 193 of 2025; neutral citation 2026:CGHC:16041; NAFR. Subject: maintainability of MACT claim petitions under S.166 Motor Vehicles Act 1988 filed beyond limitation under S.166(3); tribunal's power to condone delay by analogy with S.5 Limitation Act 1963; rejection under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC; allegations of jurisdictional error and breach of natural justice. Court declined interference in light of Supreme Court interim directions (ICICI Lombard v. Ayiti Navaneetha, SLP(C) 8412–8413/2023, 04.11.2025; Bhagirathi Dash v. UOI, W.P.(C) 166/2024, 19.03.2026); adjudication to continue but no final award until SC decides; contentions kept open; revisions disposed, interim orders vacated, no costs.
What did the court decide?
All the civil revisions stand disposed of; interim orders operating in these matters stand vacated forthwith, subject to the directions issued. The concerned MACTs may proceed with adjudication of the claim petitions but shall pass no final award until the Hon'ble Supreme Court conclusively decides the Section 166(3) limitation issue; all contentions kept open; either party may bring subsequent Supreme Court pronouncements to the Tribunal's notice; pending interlocutory applications disposed of; no order as to costs.