law: The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
  173. Appeals.  
  
  
  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.