Cholamandalam M.S. General Insurance Company Limited v. Lokesh Sinha
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh HC (Bilaspur), neutral citation 2026:CGHC:16041, common order dated 08.04.2026 by Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J., disposing batch of civil revisions (CR Nos. incl. 193/2025, 269/2025, 166/2025 … 52/2026) on maintainability of time-barred MACT claim petitions: Section 166(3) MV Act limitation; condonation analogous to Section 5 Limitation Act; Order 7 Rule 11 CPC rejection dismissed; reliance on Supreme Court interim directions (ICICI Lombard v. Ayiti Navaneetha; Bhagirathi Dash v. Union of India); directions: adjudication to continue, no final award until SC decides; contentions open; interim orders vacated; no costs.
What did the court decide?
All civil revisions disposed of; interim orders vacated forthwith subject to the directions issued; Tribunals to continue adjudication of the claim petitions but restrained from passing final awards until the Hon'ble Supreme Court conclusively settles the Section 166(3) limitation issue; either party may bring subsequent Supreme Court pronouncements to the Tribunals' notice; pending interlocutory applications disposed of; no order as to costs.