SNISl E RFN^M ^^^^^.. .:.. •t^;^..4'1''.'"-"^7' IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH Writ Petition (Art. 227) No,^M ./2010 (S.B.) PETITIONER Non-Applicant no. 2 Smt. Kamlesh Tiwari W/o Shri Dewashish Tiwari, aged about 38 years, Resident of Main Road Janjgir, District - Janjgir - Champa (Chhattisgarh) VERSUS RESPONDENTS Claimants ^/y ^Y ..-•'' /^y/<. ^ ./!.'. •\~s'' /'j.^' i/y Badri Prasad Kansari, S/o Sudarshan Kansari, aged about58 years, Smt. Sushila Kansari, W/o Badri Prasad Kansari, aged about 48 years, Ku. Prabha Kansari, D/o Badri Prasad Kansari, aged about 25 years, Pradeep Kumar Kansari, S/o Badri Prasad Kansari, aged about 21 years, Nepal Kumar Kansari, S/o Badri Prasad Kansari, aged about 18 years, All the respondents are residentof Near Hanuman Chowk, Champa, Present address - WardNo. 2 Sakti, Kaserpara, District - Janjgir - Champa (C.G.) Munna La) Karsh, S/o Shyamlal @ Bagru Karsh Aged about 30 years, Resident of Bawanbadi, Jaijaipur, Tahsil - Jaijaipur, District - Janjgir- Champa(C.G.) ; Branch Manager, United India Insurance Company Limited, Branch Offiee- Stadium Road, T.P. Nagar, Korba, District - Korba (C.G.) 1 ..•..' Smt. Lalita Agrawal, W/o Kailash Kumar Agrawal, Resident of 145 T.P. Nagar Korba, District- Korba (C.G.) WRITPETITIONUNDER ARTICAL 227 OFTHE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA. FOR THE ISSUANCE OF DIRECTION (S10R ORDER (S). Non-applicant no. 1 6. /•' Non-aRplicant no. 3. ^ 7. ^' Non-applicant no. 4. ^8. /" ff] y COURT QF CHHATTSSGARH AT -s,-, S~»^. rs: Hcm'ui UysfiC! ira <227i No. SF 20U 'ITiQNE-Fi vel^uo '•^y^f^i ~f "UNuei'u t s Smt. Kamtesh Tw.'ari idri Prasau Kansari and others. Shri Prskash Tiwari, counset for the p Shri H.B. Ayrawai, -Seriior Advc'cate Gounsef fut resDondgnt No. 7. itioner. Shri Sanjeev Agrawai •'&.f'^S-s- jr^a~"WB'W"Sit>"»feE a tt)h8!!!**»—yl»•^•irs.^M! f^ nx»^^»»~•IPB Bi—^^^ft |<nk*F'r?"8 I'VB^^R S fMf~ 'fVKf S ffc 1 «j IUN urafclfcK AK i SULt '££1U(- I Ht UtflSS S 11 Ui SUN Ul- INDIA ORAL ?.-i(»lt,'i in "ie ciatrn pet'tion preferred by the respondents No. 1 to 5 thi petitioner whu js the owner of the ofiending vehicSe was proceede< ex parte on 04-01 -201 0. His application for setting aside the ex parte uiuer aiiowed by the Motor Accident Ctaims Tribuna! by the impugned order passed on 10-03-3310, hQwever, his rigN: to fiie written staternentneply of the claim petftion has been closed by observing that since the ex order was at the of filing of written statement no further opportunity should be aranted for iiiiiiu wriiieft staiement, (2) Admiu&ciiy, the trial Gourt proceeued ex pafte on 04-01-^10 an" t'ne said ex ps.'fe urder has been set aside by the impugned order. yvhen the irnpugned oruer on 10-03-2510 the ctaim petttion "sx for filing of written stsrtement as on the the Court was consiuering the defenda.nts appiteation for sefting tl'a ex uarts order Thus, the Searneu Tribunal has committed on \ liieuailty by ciosina petitioner's right to fsle written statement on the J?.:' SsSSMfei 1 !>-.^'/ yy ^L^ when the triat was not ffxed for filina written statement and moreover the tria! Court white the earlier order shouM have granted one opportunity to file wjtten statement in view of iaw laid down bythe Hun'bie Suoreme Court in the matter ofZo/te Vs. & Ors. reuorted in AfR 2739 it has held that the provlsjon contBined in Oriler 8 Rute 1 is cfirectory. (3) in v1ew of the above, the writ is djs,w»edof by grantir une opportunity to the petitioner to file written statement before the claims Tribuna! by the next of hearing. The ieamed M.A.C.T. shaii proceed the enquiry aftertaking the statement m record. (4'i The writ Detitton te ailowed with above dii Certifted coDv todav. Sdll- prashant Kumar Mishra Judge