https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294858 In motor accident claim restoration matters under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Court applied a justice-oriented approach because the provision is beneficial legislation aimed at effective relief to accident victims. Although the delay of 747 days was substantial and the explanation lacked specific dates, the petitioner's permanent disability, loss of service, and the absence of effective denial of the hardship persuaded the Court that refusal would defeat the statute's object. The delay was therefore condoned and the claim petition restored, with suitable terms protecting the opposing party, including exclusion of the period from 21.11.1995 to the date of restoration for interest computation. en-us Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 06 May 2021 11:09:29 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294858 In motor accident claim restoration matters under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, the Court applied a justice-oriented approach because the provision is beneficial legislation aimed at effective relief to accident victims. Although the delay of 747 days was substantial and the explanation lacked specific dates, the petitioner's permanent disability, loss of service, and the absence of effective denial of the hardship persuaded the Court that refusal would defeat the statute's object. The delay was therefore condoned and the claim petition restored, with suitable terms protecting the opposing party, including exclusion of the period from 21.11.1995 to the date of restoration for interest computation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=294858