IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN MONDAY, THE 13TH OCTOBER 2008 / 21ST ASWINA 1930 MACA.No. 1523 of 2006(A) ------------------------------------- O.P(MV).NO.703/1999 OF MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, KOLLAM. .................... APPELLANT: ------------------- LEELAMMA, BINDHU BHAVANAM, ADINADU NORTH, KARUNAGAPPALLY, KOLLAM. BY ADV. SRI.T.GOPALAKRISHNAN RESPONDENTS: ----------------------- 1. SHAMSUDEEN, S/O.KOYA KUTTY, KAVINATTU MOOLAYIL, KANNAMPALLY BHAGOM, KAYAMKULAM. 2. BIJU, S/O.PURUSHOTHAMAN, PATTATHIL, THEKKATHIL VEEDU, PRAYAR, SOUTH CLAPPANA, OACHIRA. 3. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO.LTD., KAYAMKULAM. ADV. SRI.P.G.GANAPPAN FOR R3. THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 13/10/2008,THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: prv. J.B.KOSHY & K.P.BALACHANDRAN, JJ. -------------------------------------- M.A.C.A.No.1523 OF 2006 and C.M.Appl.No.1628 of 2006 ------------------------------------- Dated 13th October, 2008 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . C.M.Appl.No.1628 of 2006 is a petition to condone the delay of 597 days in filing the appeal. It is stated that the delay occurred due to appllent's illness of Osteoarthritis. No medical certificate is produced. The claim is for damages caused to the property and not for any injuries in the accident. We see no grounds to condone the long delay of 597 days. Hence, the delay condonation petition is dismissed. Consequently, the appeal is also dismissed. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE K.P.BALACHANDRAN JUDGE tks