Iffco Tokio Gic Ltd. v. Pushpa @ Pushpamma
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), W.P. No.35925/2025 (GM-AC), decided 19-01-2026 by Justice B M Shyam Prasad. Keywords: condonation of delay, Section 5 Limitation Act 1963; Section 166(3) MV Act (Amendment Act 2019) six-month limitation for claim petitions; Order VII Rule 11(d) CPC with Section 151 CPC rejection application by insurer; maintainability of belated MVC claim petition (MVC No.47/2023, Senior Civil Judge & AMACT Holalkere); question pending before Apex Court in SLP Nos.8412-8413/2023 and WP [Civil] No.166/2024; interim order dated 16.12.2025 - adjudication to proceed but judgments not to be finalized; Tribunal's impugned order dated 07.12.2023 kept subject to Apex Court decision; petition disposed of without substantive relief.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief granted; the petition is disposed of with the Tribunal's impugned order left undisturbed but made subject to the outcome of the pending matters before the Apex Court; the claim petition inquiry continues while the Tribunal withholds finalization of its judgment and award pending the Apex Court's decision.