Branch Manager, United India Insurance Company Limited, v. Smt. Sushila Yadav
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; MAC No. 1218 of 2025; Justice Sachin Singh Rajput; decided 13/04/2026; United India Insurance Company Ltd. (appellant-insurer) v. Sushila Yadav (claimant), Shyam Choubey (driver), Pravir Mohan Singh (owner); appeal against MACT Rajnandgaon award dated 01.01.2024 in Claim Case No.122/2022; I.A. No.2/2025 condonation of 425 days' delay rejected (administrative-processing grounds insufficient); permit-and-fitness defence fails as no witnesses examined; appeal on merits dismissed; interlocutory applications dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of 425 days' delay refused: the appellant's grounds resting on internal administrative movement of the file (T.P. Cell receipt, panel advocate's opinion, Regional Office approval) left the Court unimpressed, and I.A. No.2/2025 was rejected as not constituting sufficient cause.