iHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, CJ. & 2. 3. 4. 6. 1. 2. 3. Smt. Roopa Bai @ Roopkaii, Wd/o. Late Dhannuram, aged about 27 years. Rajkumari D/o Late Dhannuram, aged about 12years Rajkumar, S/o Late Dhannuram, aged about 9 years Chukku @ Ramkumar, aged about 6 years tlants No.2 to 4 are minors through their guardian mother Roopa Sai @ Roopkali Kheidas, S/o Bhuruwa, (died in the year 2002) Smt. Mliotin Bai, W/o. Kheldas, (died in theyear 2003) All the above named appellants are R/o Village- Dighora, P.S. Hirri, Tahsil and District Bilaspur (C.G.). Ramayan @ Vikasdhar Diwan, S/o. Padumdhar Dlwan, R/o Vlilage Nawagarh, District Durg (C.G.) N.P. Sharma, S/o Dukhram Sharma, State Bank of India Gopai Nagar (Raymond) Bilapsur (C.G.). National Insurance Company, Branch Office, Korba, District Korba (C.G.) Shri Prafull Bharat, learned counsel for the petltioners. ^'".s^!3^. "^ /'f'^'t '^ § W i' ^.-^ The following order of the Court was passed Learned counse! for the petitioners is heard on I.A. 01/2008, an appiicafion for condonation of delay in filing the restoration petition. 2. On due considerafion, I.A. No. 01/2008 is allowed and the delay in filing the restoration petition is hereby condoned. 3. Learned eounsel for the petitioners is heard on M.C.C. No. 235/2008. 4, The petitioners are seeking restoration of M.A. No. 1392/1996, which was dismissed for want of prosecution vide order dated 13,11.1007. 5., On due consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the petitioners, we are satisfied that the absence of the petitioners'/appellants' counsel on 13-11-2007, when M.A. No. 1392'i996 was taken up for hearing, was based on bona fide srounds. 6. M.C.C. No. 235/2008, therefore, is aliowed and M.A. No. 1392/1996 is restored to its orisinal number. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd7- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge subbu