1 45. CAF 541 of 2022.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (CAF) NO.541 OF 2022 IN FIRST APPEAL (STAMP) NO.2949 OF 2021 CHANDRASHEKHAR S/O UMAJI CHAUDHARY VERSUS CHARANJEET S/O SURABHJEETSINGH AND ANOTHER Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Ms. Rohini Mankar h/f Mr. P.S. Mirache, Advocate for Applicant. CORAM : PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J. DATED : 28th NOVEMBER 2025 1. Heard learned Advocate for the applicant. 2. This is an application for condonation of delay in filing statutory appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act. 3. Learned Advocate for the applicant submits that the applicant/appellant has filed an appeal, seeking enhancement of compensation. It is submitted that the appeal was filed during the period of Covid lock down and therefore, the delay of 291 days occurred in filing the appeal. 4. Having regard to the contents of the application and submissions advanced, the delay of 291 days does not appear to be intentional and therefore, the delay needs to be condoned in the interest of justice. Hence, the application is allowed and the delay of 291 days in filing first appeal is condoned, however, subject to costs of 2025:BHC-NAG:13182 2 45. CAF 541 of 2022.odt Rs.1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only), to be paid by the applicant to the High Court Bar Association Library, Nagpur, within a period of two weeks from today. 5. The civil application is accordingly disposed of. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) asd