Insurer challenged dismissal of its application to reject a fatal accident claim petition as time-barred under the six-month limitation introduced by the Motor Vehicles Act amendment. On the Tribunal's report clarifying the petition was filed on 20.06.2023 within limitation, the High Court dismissed the revision.
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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA II AT HYDERABAD
THURSDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF DECEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE
PRESENT
THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANA ALISHETTY
CIVIL REVISION PE ON NO: 3862 OF 202s
Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of lndia, Aggrieved by the Order dated 02.07.2025 passed in l.A No. 126 of 2025 in IVVOP No 12 of 2023, on the file of Principal District Judge, Peddapalli.
Between:
lVl/s. Shriram General lnsurance Company Limited, E-8, EPP, Sitapur lndustrial Area, Jaipur, Rpjastan - 303002 Having its Regional office at 3-6517, Saidatta Arcade, 4"' Floor, Street No.6, Himayathnagar, Hyderabad, Rep by its Legal Manager, Mohammed Babu, S/o.Khajamiya, R/o. Hyderabad ..Petitioner AND
...Respondents
lA NO: 1 oF 2025
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to Stay all further proceedings in MVOP No. 12 of 2023 on the file of Principal District Judge, Peddapalli pending disposal of the CRp.
counsel for the Petitioner: Mr. G RAJKUMAR, Advocate
Counsel for the Respondents: NONE APPEARED
The Court made the following: ORDER
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HIIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE LAXMI NARAYANAALISHETTY CI-L REVISION PETITION No.3862 of 2O2S
DATE OF ORDER: LL.L2.2O25
BETWEEN
M/ s.Shriram General Insurance Company Limited
AND
Ganta @ Sarva Jyothi and 4 others.
... Respondents
: ORDER:
This Civil Revision Petition is liled assailing the order dated O2.O7.2028 passed in IA.No.126 of 2025 in MVOP.No. t2 of 2023 by the MACT-cum-Prl.District Judge, Peddapalli, (herein after referred to as 'Iribunal) wherein and whereby the application filed by the petitioner herein under Order VII Rule 11(d) read with Section 151 of CPC,was dismissed.
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7 . Sint:e the observation made by the Tribunal with regard to date of institution is in variance u,ith the date of institution mentionetl in the e-Courts web site, this Courtcalled for report from the Tribunal. l,earned Tribunal submitted report dated 04.12.2025 clarifying that the MVOP 12/2023 was originally filed on 20.06.11023 but not on 28.08.2023; and that as on the date of filing of the MVOP, e-filing facility was not available and the said facility was made available alter numbering of the MVOP, and therefore date of filing was mentioned as 28.08.2023,by default.
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months from the date of accident, and as such the CRP is devoid of any merit and thus liable to be dismissed.
order as to costs.
Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, shall stand closed.
SD/. A. JAYASREE AS STANT REGISTRAR
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DATED: 1111212025
ORDER
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Accordingly, this Civil Revision Petition is Dismissed.
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the motor accident claim petition in MVOP No. 12 of 2023 was filed beyond the six-month limitation period under the amended Motor Vehicles Act.
4 provisions across 3 enactments
M/s. Shriram General Insurance Company Limited
Ganta @ Sarva Jyothi
Ganta Nuthan
Ganta Chaitanya Kumar
Mohammad Shareef
Akula Mahesh
Laxmi Narayana Alishetty
As recorded by the court registry
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