^l'S HSGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRi RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLE SHR5 SUNSL KUMAR SiNHA, J. APPELLANT CLAiMANT M.A. (C) (PR) No. 1669 of 2007 ^i ^W s4^-^-Sf Sheikh Md. Farhad, S/o M.S.A. Rahman, Aged about 45 years, R/o Hazi Manzll, Adarsh Nagar, Charouda, Tahsil Patari, District Durg (C.G.) Versus RESPONDENTS 1. C. Chandrasekhar, S/o C. Kalidas, NOM-APPLSCANTS R/o Panchseel Nagar, B.M.Y. Charouda, Tahsil - Patan, District Durg (C.G.) 2. The New India Insurance Company Limited, Divisional Office - R.D.A. Building, Bajrang Market, Raipur (C.G.) Appeal Under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act Present: Shri Sunil Sahu, learned counsel for the appellant. ORDER (1st May, 2008) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. This matter is listed today for orders on the appellant's default in not filing an appropriate application for condonation of delay in filing the appeai. BIBHUTI PRASAD Digitally signed by BIBHUTI PRASAD Date: 2025.02.04 11:08:15 +0530 2. The appeal filed by the appellant/claimant for enhancement ofthe compensation on 12-06-2007 is reported to be time-barred by as many as 65 days. 3. No application for condonation of delay in filing the appeal was filed along with the appeal. In fact, no such application has been fiied till date though a period of about one year has elapsed since fiiing of the appeal and inspite of grant of opportunities by the Additional Registrar (Judicial) in that behaif. 4. !n this view of the matter, we do not find any justification in the prayer of learned counsei for the appeliant for grant of further time for fiiing an application for condonation of delay in fiiing the appeai. Hence, the prayer made by learned counsel for the appeliant in that behaif is rejected. 5. As the appellant has miserably failed in showing any cause much !ess sufficient cause for the delay in filing the appeal, we are left with no other option, but to dismiss the appeal as time-barred. 6. The appeaE, therefore, is dismissed as time-^arred. Sd/- Chief Justice subbu Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge