State of Chhattisgarh v. Smt. Mankunwar
MAC Appeal by State vehicle-owners – Condonation of delay refused
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: condonation of delay; Section 5 Limitation Act 1963; MAC appeal by State/vehicle owner; unexplained delay; claimant's enhancement appeal already partly allowed; Motor Accident Claims Tribunal Manendragarh; Claim Case No. 33/2014; death of Dharamjeet Sahu; award Rs. 82,000/- with 9% per annum interest; compensation enhanced to Rs. 1,08,000/- in MAC No. 251 of 2019 (judgment dated 06.05.2024); I.A. No. 01/2020 rejected; appeal dismissed. Neutral citation: 2026:CGHC:2386; document bears the marking 'NAFR'. Bench: Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey (single judge, Order on Board dated 15.01.2026). Counsel: Mr. Anil Pandey, Government Advocate, for the Appellants/State; Respondent No. 1 served but none appeared. Appeal filing date stated as 29.02.2020 (paras 19 and 21).
What did the court decide?
Taking into account that the appellants failed to explain the cause of delay properly and that the appeal preferred by the claimant had already been partly allowed, the Court was not inclined to condone the delay.