K.Vasantha v. the Managing Director
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: condonation of delay; 166 days delay; Civil Miscellaneous Appeal; C.M.P. No. 11354 of 2025; C.M.A.SR.No.700003 of 2025; M.C.O.P.No. 2391 of 2019; award dated 20.02.2024; Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, IV Judge, Small Causes Court, Chennai; waiver of interest for delay period; Registry directed to number appeal; counsel P.T.Saleem Fathima; single judge T.V. Thamilselvi; decided 23.06.2025. Relevant to motor accident claimant appellants seeking delay-condonation where delay stems from post-accident medical treatment and financial hardship. Short procedural order; no statutes or cited precedents; counsel's characterisation of the delay as neither willful nor wanton was argument, not the court's finding.
What did the court decide?
Delay of 166 days in filing the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal condoned; interest for the delay period waived; Registry directed to number the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal if it is otherwise found to be in order.