Soma HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Dilio Rapsaheb 13eshmukh, J. APPELLANT/: (Claimant) RESPONDENTS/: (Non-claimants) Misc. Apoeal (0 No.815 of 2006 Prakash Singh, S/oShri Balwant Singh, aged about 58 years, R/o E.W.S. Maharana Pratap Nagar, Korba, Telnsil and District Korba (C.G.) - Versus - 1. Umesh Kumar, S/o Loch'an Prasad Yadav. 2. Lochan Prasad Yadav, S/o Udal Prasad Yadav. Both are residents of Sector-1 , Revenue-2- fif, Bhilai Power House,. Police Station Purani Bhilai; District 'Durg (C.G.) 3, National Insurance Co. Ltd., Throygh Branch Manager, Branch Office Geel Cpmpjex, Near Gurudwara, Station Road, District Durg (C.G.) (Misc. appeai under Section 173 ofthe MotorVehiclesAct, 1988) Present: ' Appellant by Shri K.K. Pandey, Advocate. ORAL ORI3ER (Passed on 5-8-2008) 1. Heard on I.A.No.1,app(icationforcondonation of delay in filing the appeal. There is a delay of 167 days in filing the appeal. 2. This is ah appeal by the claimant for enhancement of compensation of Rs.15.000/- awarded by the Tribunal in Claim Case No.11/2004. The claimarit did not adduce medicat evidence before the Tribunal. The medical report Ex.P-19 reveals that the injuries suffered by the claimant were simple injuries. TheTribunaLawarded compensationofRs.15,000/- only. 3. It is not disputed in this appeal that the appellant/claimant was represented by counsel before the Tribunal. Even according to the claimant he tpok no steps for preferring an appeal till the expiry of seven months from the date of award. tn my considered opinion, no case for condonatitin of delay is made out. I.A.No."t';is dismissed and as a consequence thereof, tjie appeat is also dismissed as barred by limitation. r . - ^w1SKShasvt iy»ra-r -*.. \ ^ •'t-.