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2025 DAILYLAW 2581 (RAJ)

RAGHUVEER SON OF SHRI DURG SINGH v. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED

CMA/391/2025 · 2025-02-19

Ashok Kumar Jain

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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[2025:RJ-JP:7455] HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 391/2025 Raghuveer Son Of Shri Durg Singh, Aged About 33 Years, Resident Of Village Gamari, Police Staton, Kanchanpur, Tehsil Bari, District Dholpur ----Appellant Versus 1. The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Through Its Zonal Manager, Zonal Office 81 N.e.b. Balaji Towar, Subhash Nagar, Alwar (Rajasthan) (Insurance Company Of The Car No. Up-80/ca-6688). 2. Anil Kumar Agrawal Son Of Late Kailash Nath, Resident Of E-10 Foundary Nagar, Agra, District Agra (Uttar Pradesh) (Owner Of Car No. Up-80/ca-6688). ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Dinesh Kumar Garg with Mr. A.S. Rathore For Respondent(s) : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK KUMAR JAIN Order 19/02/2025 1. Instant civil misc. appeal is preferred aggrieved from order dated 09.10.2024 in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 64/2023 passed by learned Judge, MACT, Dholpur, whereby claim petition under Section 166 of Motor Vehicle Act preferred by the claimant- appellant was dismissed by the Tribunal in wake of Section 166(3) of Motor Vehicle Act which came into force on 01.04.2022. 2. During course of argument, learned counsel for appellant candidly admits that constitutional validity of provision under Section 166(3) of Motor Vehicle Act whereby period of limitation [2025:RJ-JP:7455] (2 of 2) [CMA-391/2025] was re-introduced by the Parliament is under challenge before Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in case of Bhagirathi Dash Vs. Union of India Writ Petition (Civil) No. 166/2024, wherein notice has been issued notice on 01.04.2024 to all the parties to consider constitutional validity of limitation under Section 166(3) of Motor Vehicle Act, as introduced by the Parliament by way of Motor Vehicles Act (Amended Act), 2019. He submits that a liberty be granted to him to revive the instant civil misc appeal in case, provision under Section 166(3) of Motor Vehicles Act is struck down or interpreted in favor of appellant-claimant. 3. Considered the submission, instant civil misc. appeal is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. 4. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. (ASHOK KUMAR JAIN),J MONU /417-S