HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: Applicant HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. M.C.C.No.26of2010 Shyam Lal Verma, aged about 47 years, S/o Kanhaiya Lal Verma. Village Barbanda, PS Dharsiwa, Tahsil & District Raipur (CG) (t <9 Respondents VERSUS Punu Ram @ Panau Gond aged 32 yeas, S/o Hari Ram Ground, VHIage Barbanda, PS Dharsiwa, Tahstl & District Raipur (CG) (Driver of the vehicle) (A) Deo Charan Verma S/o Late Vedram Verma (B) GandlalVerma (C) Nathu Ram VErma (D) Kaliram All residents of village Barbanda PS Dharsiwa, Tahsil & District Raipur (CG) (Ownes ofthe verhicles) The National Insurance Company Ltd., City Branch No.2 Through Divisional Manager, Divisional Office, Mobin Mahal GE Road, Raipur (CG) (Insurer ofthe Vehicle) ApDlication for restoration of M.A. No.652/2002. Present: Ms. Sareena Khan, counsel forthe petitioner. ORDER sth (25tn January, 2010) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. 4' Ms. Sareena Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner is heard on I.A.No.01/2010, an application for condonation of the delay in filing the restoration petitjon. 2) On due consideration, I.A.No.01/2010 is allowed and delay of two days in fillng the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 3) Learned counsel for the petitioner is heard on the resloration petition. 4) The petitioner is seeking restoration of MA No.^2/2002 which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 02.12.2009. 5) 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/appeltant's counsel on 02.12.2009, when M.A.No.652/2002 was taken-up for hearing, was based on bona ftde grounds. 6). M.C.C.No.26/2010, therefbre, is allowed and M.A. No.652/2002 is restored to its original number. Sd/- Chief Justice -ilssinha subbu