Smt Sweety Verma v. the Icici Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi — M.A. No. 37 of 2022 (decided 13.06.2024, Rajesh Shankar, J.): condonation of 1183 days' delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act refused in motor-accident compensation appeal by appellants Sweety Verma and Fulmati Devi against ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd.; Tribunal award already paid with interest; enhancement claim citing National Insurance Company Limited Vs. Pranay Sethi (2017) 16 SCC 680 not entertained; I.A. No. 3038 of 2023 and the appeal dismissed.
What did the court decide?
The appellants did not reasonably explain the inordinate delay of 1183 days in preferring the appeal; although the law relating to accident claims is beneficial legislation, the Court was not inclined to condone the delay, particularly as the Tribunal's award had already been paid by respondent no. 1.