c' HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHRI RANGNATH CHANDRAKAR, J. ApDlicants Appellants H/I.C.C. No. 478 of 2011 1. Bhairam @ Judawan s/o Lallo Marar aged years 2. Laxmi Bai, wife of Bhairaifi, aged 45 years, Both residents of village Somnapur (New) PS Pandariya, Tahsil Pandariya District Kawardha VERSUS 1 Mukesh Juneja, s/o Harbansh Singh Juneja, R/o Toraba Naka, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur (Owner) 2 Jethudas, s/o Mohan Das Manikpuri, R/o Village Bakdewa PS Ratanpur District Bilaspur (Driver) 3 The Oriental Insurance Company Branch Dayal Bandh, Bilaspur through Branch Manager, Bilaspur A&plication for restoration of M.A. No. 228/2001 Non-apDlicants Respondents Present: Shri Santosh Bharat, counssl for the petitioners. ORDER ^th (09tnAugust,2011) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, CJ. Shri Santosh Bharat, learned counsel for the petitioners is heard on I.A.No.01/2011, an application for condonation of the delay in filing the restoration petition. ^i...^.. M.C.C.No. 478 of 2011 2) On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the petiti.oners and the grounds taken in the application, we are satisfied that the petitioners have succeeded in showing sufficient cause for the delay in filing the restoration petition. 3) I.A.No.01/2011, therefore, is allowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 4) Shri Santosh Bharat, learned counsel for the petitioners is heard on the restoration petition. 5) The petitioners are seeking restoration of M.A. No.228 of 2001, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 17.03.2010. 6) On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioners and the grounds taken in the restoration petition, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioners'/appellants' counsel on 17.03.2010, when M.A. No.228 of 2001 was taken-up for hearing, was based on bona fide grounds. 7). M.C.C. No. 478 of 2011, therefore, is allowed and M.A.No.228 of 2001 is restored to its original number. subbu Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- R.N. Chandrakar Judge