HDFC ERGO General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Chandni Pandey & Ors. CMP(M) No. 1848/2025 06.01.2026 Present: Mr. Jagdish Thakur, Advocate, for the applicant/appellant. Ms. Pallvi Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No. 1 to 4. Mr. Vivek Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No. 5. CMP(M) No. 1848/2025 Reply to the application has been filed on behalf of non-applicants/respondents No. 1 to 4, wherein, contents of the application have been denied and prayer for dismissal of the same has been made. No reply to the application has been filed on behalf of non- applicant/respondent No. 5 despite opportunity granted in this respect. Heard. Having regard to the averments made in the application, which is duly supported by an affidavit of Manager (Legal), HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company Ltd., this Court finds sufficient cause to condone the delay of 19 days’ that has occurred in filing the present appeal. Consequently, the application is allowed and delay of 19 days’ that has occurred in filing the present appeal, is condoned. ….2… FAO No. /2026 Appeal be registered. Heard. Admit. Ms. Pallvi Sharma, Advocate, and Mr. Vivek Thakur, Advocate, accept service of post admission notice on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 4 and respondent No. 5, respectively. Call for the records. List for final hearing in due course. CMPST No. 48432/2025 Heard. Subject to deposit of entire award amount, alongwith up-to-date interest, within a period of eight weeks, the operation and execution of impugned award dated 23.05.2025, passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-1, Sirmaur District at Nahan, H.P., in MAC Petition No. 96/-MAC/2 of 2021, shall remain stayed during pendency of the main appeal. Alteration, modification or vacation, on motion. The application stands disposed of. ( Sushil Kukreja ) Judge 6th January, 2026 (raman)