The Divisional Manager, Hdfc Ergo General Insurance Company Limited v. C.R. Thimmanna @ Tamalihalli Thimmanna
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru; Justice B M Shyam Prasad; WP No. 35113 of 2025 (GM-AC); decided 12.01.2026; HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Limited; Divisional Manager; insurer; condonation of delay; Section 5 Limitation Act 1963; 100 days delay; MVC No. 400/2023; Senior Civil Judge Itinerary Court Jagaluru; Motor Vehicles Act 1988; Section 166(3) MV Act; Order VII Rule 11 CPC; Section 151 CPC; Articles 226 and 227 Constitution; maintainability of claim petition; Apex Court interim order dated 16.12.2025; WP (Civil) No. 166/2024 and connected matters; judgments shall not be finalized; claim petition adjudication to continue without final judgment.
What did the court decide?
None of the prayed-for reliefs (quashing the condonation order or a declaration of non-maintainability) was granted; the petition was disposed of with observations that the Tribunal's impugned order is subject to the final outcome in the pending matters before the Apex Court, and that the Tribunal must proceed with adjudication of the claim petition without passing Judgment.