UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD Vs. SARVATI DEVI

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The appellant United India Insurance Co. Ltd. assails validity of the judgment dated 16.2.2001 passed by Mr. Jagannath, H.J.S., 5th Additional District Judge, Mainpuri/Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Mainpuri.

(2.) The sole submission made by Mr. A.C. Nigam on the question of admission of this appeal is that the claim petition having been filed after six years from the date of accident it ought to have been rejected under the residuary Article 137 of the Limitation Act as only three years' period was available for its filing.

(3.) In our view the submission is wholly devoid of substance for more than one reasons: