https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471165 Delay in filing a compensation application before the Claims Tribunal may be condoned where the claimant bona fide pursued a civil suit because the Tribunal had not existed when the accident occurred and its jurisdiction over pre-constitution accidents was unsettled. Time spent obtaining legal advice after dismissal of the civil suit may also constitute sufficient cause. Delay must be satisfactorily explained, but mathematical precision is not required. The compensation application should therefore be treated as filed within limitation. en-us Fri, 19 Aug 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:19:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471165 Delay in filing a compensation application before the Claims Tribunal may be condoned where the claimant bona fide pursued a civil suit because the Tribunal had not existed when the accident occurred and its jurisdiction over pre-constitution accidents was unsettled. Time spent obtaining legal advice after dismissal of the civil suit may also constitute sufficient cause. Delay must be satisfactorily explained, but mathematical precision is not required. The compensation application should therefore be treated as filed within limitation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 19 Aug 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471165