The Managing Director v. Durga Wife of Venkatesh alias Annamalai
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 – Section 173(1) – Condonation of delay of 348 days in filing Civil Miscellaneous Appeal
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court order dated 12.09.2025 in C.M.P.No.13253 of 2025 and C.M.A.Sr.No.84855 of 2025 (R. Kalaimathi, J.). Condonation of 348 days' delay under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 in filing appeal by Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Salem) Limited against respondent Durga; delay explained by administrative reasons incl. obtaining order copy from counsel for legal opinion; allowed conditionally on payment of Rs.1,000/- cost to Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, by 26.09.2025, with automatic-dismissal default clause; respondent ex-parte despite notice.
What did the court decide?
Condonation of the delay of 348 days in filing the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal, conditional on payment of cost of Rs.1,000/- to the Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai, on or before 26.09.2025, failing which the petition stands automatically dismissed without further reference to the Court.