Innocent party should not suffer for inaction of his consultant: HC

Rajesh Chandran Vs M.R. Gopalakrishnan Nair (Kerala High Court) Held that innocent party should not suffer for the inaction, deliberate omission or misdemeanor of his counsel/ consultant as long as there are no willful latches and negligence on the part of the party. Facts- The petitioner is the applicant in the claim petition, filed u/s. 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, seeking compensation of Rs.10,00,000/- from the respondents, on account of the injuries sustained to the petitioner in an accident on 16.12.2005. The claim petition was dismissed on 24.04.2012 for non-prosecution. The peti...