https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289083 Delay in filing a fresh motor accident claim petition may be condoned where sufficient cause is shown and the court applies a liberal, justice-oriented approach. The text explains that the discretion must consider the claimant's status, background, reasons for delay, conduct of the parties, prior litigation history, and the quality of legal advice received. On the facts described, the claimant's illiteracy, tribal background, earlier timely filing, and the pendency and withdrawal of the first petition substantially explained the delay; the remaining delay was said to have been misread by the Tribunal through an unduly strict assessment of the affidavit and evidence. en-us Wed, 17 Mar 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 14 Jul 2020 15:49:15 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289083 Delay in filing a fresh motor accident claim petition may be condoned where sufficient cause is shown and the court applies a liberal, justice-oriented approach. The text explains that the discretion must consider the claimant's status, background, reasons for delay, conduct of the parties, prior litigation history, and the quality of legal advice received. On the facts described, the claimant's illiteracy, tribal background, earlier timely filing, and the pendency and withdrawal of the first petition substantially explained the delay; the remaining delay was said to have been misread by the Tribunal through an unduly strict assessment of the affidavit and evidence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Mar 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289083