1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18.01.2019 CORAM: THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE V.M.VELUMANI C.M.P.No.3285 of 2006 and C.M.A.SR.No.35992 of 2005 The Branch Manager The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., Subha Govindan Building Cuddalore. .. Petitioner Vs. 1.Rukkumani 2.Rajagopal 3.Minor Sowmiya 4.Minor Rajabharathi (Minors represented by their grand mother, the 1st appellant) 5.S.Rajappan .. Respondents PRAYER: C.M.P.No.3285 of 2006 is filed to condone the delay of 148 days in preferring the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal against the decree and judgment passed by the (Principal District Judge), Cuddalore District, Cuddalore, in MCOP. No.248 of 2003 dated 22.07.2004. C.M.A.SR.No.35992 of 2005 is filed under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the decree and judgment passed by the http://www.judis.nic.in 2 Principal District Judge, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore, in MCOP. No.248 of 2003 dated 22.07.2004. For Petitioner : Mr.M.Rajasekar O R D E R The present Civil Miscellaneous Petition is filed to condone the delay of 148 days in preferring the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal against the decree and judgment passed by the Principal District Judge, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore, in MCOP. No.248 of 2003 dated 22.07.2004. 2.The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that after receipt of copy of the award, the same was sent to Regional Office for obtaining opinion, with regard to the award. Copy of the award got mixed up with other papers and hence the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal could not be filed in time. 3.From the materials available, it is seen that the Appeal is filed in the year 2005. Notice has not been served till date, on the respondent. Further, reason given by the learned counsel for the http://www.judis.nic.in 3 petitioner for condoning the delay of 148 days in preferring the Appeal is not valid and sufficient. 4.In the result, the Civil Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed and the Civil Miscellaneous Appeal is rejected at the SR stage itself. No costs. 18.01.2019 Jer To The Principal District Judge, Cuddalore District, Cuddalore. http://www.judis.nic.in 4 V.M.VELUMANI,J. Jer C.M.P.No.3285 of 2006 and C.M.A.SR.No.35992 of 2005 18.01.2019 http://www.judis.nic.in