S.B.I. General Insurance Company Limited v. Dinesh Chauhan
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court batch disposal (common order, 08.04.2026, Amitendra Kishore Prasad J.) of 54 civil revisions by insurance companies and vehicle owners against MACT orders condoning delay in Section 166 MV Act claim petitions filed beyond the Section 166(3) period and refusing rejection under Order 7 Rule 11 CPC. Revisional interference declined in view of Supreme Court interim directions (ICICI Lombard v. Ayiti Navaneetha, SLP(C) 8412–8413/2023, 04.11.2025; Bhagirathi Dash v. Union of India, WP(C) 166/2024, 19.03.2026); interim orders vacated; final awards withheld pending conclusive Supreme Court decision; limitation/jurisdiction/Limitation Act contentions kept open. Keywords: limitation, condonation of delay, maintainability, MACT jurisdiction, Motor Vehicles Act 1988 S.166/S.166(3), Limitation Act 1963 S.5, Order VII Rule 11 CPC, civil revision, insurance company, NAFR, 2026:CGHC:16041.