MC 710/2008 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE IA ANSARI Heard Mr. AK Goswami, learned Senior counsel for the applicant, and Mr. S. Dutta , learned counsel, for the opposite party No.1. By making this application, the applicant has sought for condonation of delay in preferring appeal against the award, dated 12.12.2006, passed by the learned Mo tor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bongaigaon, in MAC Case No.112/2005, making payabl e compensation in favour of the opposite party No.2. The material facts, giving rise to this application, may be noted as under: The impugned award was passed on 12.12.2006, but the copy of the award was, acco rding to the applicant, despatched by the office of the learned Tribunal, on 04. 10.2007 and the same was received by the applicant, against whom the award has b een made, on 18.04.2007. There is nothing on record contradicting the statement so made by the applicant. In short, thus, the impugned award, dated 12.12.2006, was dispatched from the of fice of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bongaigaon, on 04.01.2007 and the co py of the award was received by the applicant on 18.04.2007. The petitioner, the n, made an application, on 08.05.2007, for review, which came to be rejected on 26.09.2007, and, upon rejection of the review, the applicant has filed this appe al on 12.10.2007. On considering the reasons, which the applicant has assigned for the purpose of seeking condonation of delay, this Court is of the view that in the facts and at tending circumstances of the case, the petitioner must be held to have shown suf ficient cause for not preferring appeal within time. In view of the above and in the interest of justice, the prayer for condonation of delay is hereby allowed. Let the appeal be registered and be listed for admission on 22.11.2010. The Misc. Case shall accordingly stand disposed of.