= Delay - Application ........

Delay Application ....................................... for any Appeal / Application - basic requirement ...

                                     

- Any appeal or any application may be admitted after the prescribed period , if the appellate or applicant satisfies the court that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal  or making application within such prescribed period .

- Sufficient cause ... the appellate or the applicant was misled by any order , practice or judgment of the High Court in ascertaining or computing the prescribed period may be sufficient cause .

- Right to appeal is statutory right it cannot be deprived only on ground of delay so Sufficient Cause should be given liberal construction so as to advance suitable justice .

- Negligence of an Advocate is sufficient cause to condone delay .

- Differing legal advice by different advocate could be sufficient cause to condone delay .

- Mistake of an advocate is also sufficient cause to condone delay .

- Length of delay is however , no matter - explanation for delay is the only criteria for condonation of delay .

- Every day's delay must be explained does not mean that a pedantic approach should be made .

- Application for condonation of delay may be filed even after filing of an appeal or application .

- In Delay application appellate or applicant may claim Interim Relief like Stay/Injunction etc which is necessary for ends of justice .

............ Relevant Provision ...................

- Section 5 of The Limitation Act 1963.

- Order 41 Rule 3A of Civil Procedure Code 1908.

====== Relevant Judgment ==========

- Bhivchandra Shankar More v/s Balu Gangaram More & ors  2019 SAR 632.

- K. Subbarayudu and Others  v/s The Special Deputy Collector (Land Acquisition ) 2017 SAR 1003 = (2017) 8 SCALE 61.

- Perumon Bhagvath Devaswom Perinadu Vill v/s Bhargavi Amma (Dead) By Lrs  & Ors  A.I.R.2009 S.C.(Supp) 886= 2008 SAR 790.

- Manoharan v/s Sivarajan & Ors  2014 SAR 23.

- N. Balakrishnan v/s M. Krishnamurthy A.I.R.1998 S.C.3222.

- Sonabai Kerappa Katkarb v/s Mohamad Jilani Mohmad Washid Shaikh 2008(6) All.M.R.323= 2008(5) Mh.L.J.411.

- Suresh G. Ramnani v/s Aurelia Ana Da Piedade Miranda alias Araiyo Alvares 2012(5) Mh.L.J. 40.

- Bhausaheb Hiraman Makale v/s Laxman Shankar Gaikwad 2012(1) Mh.L.j. 168.

- Pratapchand Lakhamaji Jain v/s Smt. Lilabai Krishanath 1998 (3) Mh.L.J. 706.

- Vinodkumar v/s Kailaskumar Makhanlal Chaudhari 2011(1) Mh. L. J. 269.

- Shaikh Ibrahim Jan Mohammad v/s Tekchand Rathod 1986 Mh.L.J.902.

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