Per Shri S.R. Khanzode – Hon’ble Presiding Judicial Member:

(1)                This appeal takes an exception to an order dated 29.03.2005 passed in Consumer Complaint No.142/2004, Smt.sanyogita P. Chavan & Anr. V/s. Divisional Manager, Life Insurance Corporation of India, by District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Nashik.

(2)                The consumer complaint stood dismissed and aggrieved by the same this appeal is preferred and since there is a delay of 62 days in filing this appeal, the application for condonation of the delay as per Misc.Application No.1529/2005 is filed.

(3)                The reason given by the Applicant/Appellant No.1 - Mrs.Sanyogita P. Chavan, is that her husband Applicant/Appellant No.2 who is in service at Jodhpur Dental College was unable to get leave to meet his family and therefore, Applicant No.1 who is wife of the Applicant No.2 had gone to Jodhpur, Rajasthan along with their family members to meet Applicant No.2.  In her absence the impugned order was delivered at her house.  Therefore, only on returning home, Applicant No.1 – Sanyogita Chavan, saw the certified copy of the order.   She had gone through it and thereafter took immediate steps to prefer this appeal.   There is no rebuttal to these facts.  We find the delay is satisfactorily explained.  We hold accordingly and pass the following order:

O  R  D  E  R

    (i)               Misc.Application No.1529/2005  filed for condonation of delay is allowed.

  (ii)               Delay in filing the appeal is condoned.

(iii)               In the given circumstances, both parties to bear their own costs.

Pronounced on 27^th January, 2012.