K.Thirumalai Kumar, v. S.Manimegalai
Case brief
What is this about?
Restoration of appeal; setting aside dismissal order dated 09.02.2023; CMA(MD) No.475 of 2019 under Section 173 Motor Vehicles Act against award in M.C.O.P.No.26 of 2014, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal – Judicial Magistrate, Theni; conditional restoration subject to costs of Rs.500/- to Cancer Institute (WIA), Adyar, Chennai; automatic dismissal on default; Madurai Bench of Madras High Court; single Judge R. Kalaimathi; petitioner K. Thirumalai Kumar; respondents S. Manimegalai and United India Insurance Company Limited; no appearance for insurer; decided 06/01/2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed: dismissal order dated 09.02.2023 in CMA(MD) No.475 of 2019 set aside and the appeal restored, subject to payment of Rs.500/- as costs to the Cancer Institute (WIA), Gandhi Nagar Canal Bank Road, Adyar, Chennai, within two weeks from receipt of a copy of the order; failing which the petition stands automatically dismissed.