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Summary
A person aggrieved by a Claims Tribunal award can appeal to the High Court within 90 days of the award. If the appellant is ordered to pay under the award, the High Court will not entertain the appeal unless the appellant deposits Rs 25,000 or 50% of the awarded amount, whichever is less, as directed. The High Court may condone delay for sufficient cause, and no appeal lies if the disputed amount is less than Rs 10,000.
Example
Priya is ordered by a Claims Tribunal to pay Rs 40,000 after a motor accident claim. She files an appeal to the High Court within 90 days; because she must pay, she must deposit Rs 20,000 (50% of 40,000, which is less than 25,000) as directed before the High Court will hear the appeal.
Bare Act
Enacted text(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2) any person aggrieved by an award of a Claims Tribunal may, within ninety days from the date of the award, prefer an appeal to the High Court:
Provided that no appeal by the person who is required to pay any amount in terms of such award shall be entertained by the High Court unless he has deposited with it twenty-five thousand rupees or fifty per cent. of the amount so awarded, whichever is less, in the manner directed by the High Court:
Provided further that the High Court may entertain the appeal after the expiry of the said period of ninety days, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal in time.
(2) No appeal shall lie against any award of a Claims Tribunal if the amount in dispute in the appeal is less than ten thousand rupees.
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