TATYASAHEB BANDU GAVHANE vs SANGEETA BABASAHEB THUBE . — SLP(C) No. 17061/2004

Case Summary: In this Motor Vehicles Act dispute heard on 16/08/2004, petitioner Tatyasaheb Bandu Gavhane challenged a High Court order upholding an interim payment of Rs. 25,000 under Section 140, arguing his vehicle was not involved in the accident. The Supreme Court (Justices Balakrishnan and Lakshmanan) condoned the delay in filing the petition but declined to interfere with the High Court's order. The Court clarified that the matter would be finally decided on merits based on the High Court's observations and disposed of the Special Leave Petition accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.