Supreme Court of India
Brahampal @ Sammay and Anr. v. National Insurance Company
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above, the appeal is allowed and the impugned order of the High Court is set aside.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988: s. 173 – Delay of 45 days in filing appeal against order of Motor Accident Claim Tribunal – Application for condonation of delay and appeal dismissed by High Court – Appeal to Supreme Court – Held: s. 173 provides limitation period for filing appeal – The provision also gives sufficient discretionary powers to the Court to condone delay in filing the appeal if it is satisfied that there existed “sufficient cause” - The provision being a beneficial legislation “sufficient cause” must be given liberal interpretation to serve the object of the Act – In the present case…
Authorities it was built on
- 2001 Union of India v. M/s. Popular Construction Co.
- 2009 Bombay Anand Bhavan Restaurant v. The Deputy Director, Esi Corporation and Anr.
- 1977 Official Liquidator v. Dharti Dhan (p) Ltd.
- 2018 P. Radha Bai and Ors. v. P. Ashok Kumar and Anr.
- 1981 Chinnamarkathian Alias Muthu Gounder & Another v. Ayyavoo Alias Periana Gounder & Others
- 1962 Bhaiya Punjalal Bhagwanddin v. Dave Bhagwatprasad Prabhuprasad
- 2008 Perymon Bhagbathy v. Bhargavi Amma (dead) by Lrs. and Ors.
- 1962 Madanlal Fakirchand Dudhediya v. Shree Changdeo Sugar Mills Lld.
- 2010 Balwant Singh (dead) v. Jagdish Singh & Ors.
- 2018 Vimla Devi & Ors. v. National Insurance Company Limited & Ors.
- 1968 Agra Electric Supply Co. Ltd. v. The Labour Court, Meerut & Anr.
Where later benches applied it
- 2025 Urmila Dixit v. Sunil Sharan Dixit and Ors.
- 2021 Government of Maharashtra (water Resources Department) Represented by Executive Engineer v. M/s Borse Brothers Engineers & Contractors Pvt. Ltd.
Of those, 1 relied on · 1 mentioned
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