HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI RANGNATH CHANDRAKAR, J. Applicant Appellant Non-apDlicants Respondents M.C.C.No. 730 of 2011 Manohar s/o Amarohit, aged about 50 years r/o village Gangikot, police station - Vishrampur, district Surguja C.G. VERSUS 1 The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. through Branch Manager Bramha Road Ambikapur distt. Surguja C.G. (Insurer) 2 Sant Kumar Rajwade s/o Ramnath Rajwade (Owner) 3 Rajmohan Rajwade s/o Sant Kumar Rajwade, aged about 20 years. (Driver) Respondent Nos. 2 & 3 both are resident of village - Nevra, Police Station & Tahsil - Surajpur, district Surguja C.G. ApDlication for re-admission / restoration of Misc. Appeal (C) No.497/2011 Present: Shri Manoj Mishra, counsel for the petitioner. ORDER (21st0ctober,2011) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. M.C.C.No. 730 of 2011 Shri Manoj Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner is heard on I.A. No.01/2011, an application for condonation of the delay in filing the restoration petition. 2) On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the petitioner has succeeded in showing sufficient cause for the delay in filing the restoration petition. 3) I.A.No.01/2011, therefore, is aliowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 4) Shri Manoj Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner is heard on the restoration petition. 5) The petitioner is seeking restoration of M.A.C. No.497 of 2011, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 09.08.2011. 6) On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioner and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioner's/appellant's counsel on 09.08.2011, when M.A.C. No. 497 of 2011 was taken-up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 7) M.C.C. No. 730 of 2011, therefore, is allowed and M.A.C. No. 497 of 201 1 is restored to its original number. subbu Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- R.N. Chandrakar Judge