Punjaram Vishwnath Kharat vs Dnyaneshwar Suresh Dhakane — 4/2024

Summary The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal allowed the condonation of delay application and ordered registration of the claim petition for compensation arising from a fatal vehicular accident dated 27.01.2023, filed nine months beyond the six-month statutory limitation period. The court held that since motor accident compensation is social legislation and the police officer had a mandatory duty to forward accident details to the tribunal (which appears not to have been done), the petitioners should not be denied relief solely on grounds of delay; the limitation issue was kept open for further adjudication as it was pending before the Supreme Court. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.