PARMAR HITESHBHAI MOTIBHAI vs Regional Director Employment State Insurance Corporation Advocate - A.J.RAWAL — 2/2026

Case Summary: Parmar Hiteshbhai Motibhai v. Regional Director ESI Corporation (2/2026) The court granted the petitioner's application to condone a 55-day delay in filing a second appeal against a medical board's disability assessment. The petitioner, injured during employment in March 2024, had sought 20% permanent disability but was awarded only 2%. The court found the case meritorious on substantive grounds and applied the "balance of convenience" doctrine, noting that condonation would serve justice without prejudicing the ESI Corporation, while denying it would unjustly deprive the petitioner of appellate rights on technical grounds. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.