Condonation of delay Archives

LLP settlement Scheme, 2020 launched ; Shall allow a One-time condonation of delay in filing statutorily required documents with the Registrar

It has been observed that due to applicability of additional fee on late filing, which in case of inordinate delay could actually

Case Briefs

FEMA Appellate Tribunal | Delay of 370 days condoned despite not being convinced of ‘sufficient cause’ for delay, as dismissal of application would bar examination of merits of appeal

Appellate Tribunal (FEMA): Justice G.C. Mishra (Acting Chairman) allowed the application for the condonation of delay in respect to the substitution of

Case Briefs High Courts

Chh HC | Acquittal appeal filed after almost a delay of thirteen and a half years dismissed on grounds of ‘unexplained delay and laches’

Chhattisgarh High Court: The Division Bench comprising of Prashant Kumar Mishra and Gautam Chourdiya, JJ., dismissed an application for “condonation of delay

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | SEBI committed serious error in rejecting NDTV’s applications for condonation of delay

Bombay High Court: A Division Bench of Akil Kureshi and S.J. Kathawalla, JJ. addressed the petition filed by NDTV challenging orders passed

Case Briefs High Courts

MP HC | Petitioners allowed to file fresh application for setting aside abatement before the trial Court on account of them being “rustic and illiterate villagers”

Madhya Pradesh High Court: Nandita Dubey, J., allowed the petitioner to file a fresh application for bringing in legal representatives along with

Case Briefs High Courts

Pat HC | Limitation to file revision application denied condonation on grounds of unexplained delay

Patna High Court: Ahsanuddin Amanullah, J. disposed of the revision petition saying that the Court did not find any ground to condone

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Prosecuting of remedy before wrong forum due to incorrect opinion given by Director of Prosecution held covered under S. 470 CrPC, delay in filing appeal condoned

Bombay High Court: Prithviraj K. Chavan, J. allowed an application whereby the State of Goa sought condonation of 156 days’ delay in filing

Case Briefs High Courts

AFT | Arrears of disability pension are restricted to three years prior to filing the application; delay is condoned

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): Justice S.V.S. Rathore (Member) and Air Marshal BBP Sinha (Member) dismissed an application by the applicant under Section

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikkim HC | Court refuses to condone delay where application drafted in haphazard manner and with nary a care to detail or explanation

Sikkim High Court: A Division Bench of Vijai Kumar Bist, CJ and Meenakshi Madan Rai, J. dismissed a writ petition filed against the

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | IFFCO directed to pay enhanced compensation to farmers who suffered loss of crop due to defective seeds bought from it

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC): V.K Jain (Presiding Member), J. allowed a revision petition filed by a farmer seeking enhancement of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

SA HC | ‘Plascon-Evans Rule’ could not resolve the disputed facts; application referred to trial

South Africa High Court, Free State Division, Bloemfontein: V.M. Morobane, AJ. referred the application to trial as the facts were not capable

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NCDRC | Law of limitation has to be applied with all its rigor even though it may harshly affect a particular party

National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, New Delhi: C. Viswanath (Presiding Member) dismissed a revision petition as the petitioner was not able to

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

NGT | Delay in filing an appeal can be condoned on supply of sufficient cause, once the events of intervening period are explained

National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi: A Coram of Justice Raghuvendra S. Rathore (Judicial Member) and Dr Satyawan Singh Garbyal (Expert Member) allowed

Case Briefs High Courts

J&K HC | Unending period for launching remedy may lead to an unending uncertainty and consequential anarchy; application for condonation of delay rejected

Jammu & Kashmir High Court: Sanjay Kumar Gupta, J. rejected an application for seeking condonation of delay in the filing review petition.

Case Briefs High Courts

Bom HC | Time period fixed under Or. 8 R. 1 CPC is directory in nature; delay in filing written statement condoned

Bombay High Court at Goa: C.V. Bhadang, J., condoned a delay of 50 days in filing the written statement. As per facts

Case Briefs High Courts

Del HC | Court is not storage of petitions filed by negligent litigants: Not permitted to blame previous counsel after 21 years for not providing case record

‘Vigilantibus, non-dermientibus, jura subveniunt’ (the law helps those who are watchful and not those who are asleep) Delhi High Court: Vinod Goel, J.,

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | DRT has jurisdiction under S. 5 of Limitation Act to condone delay if application filed with Securitization Application

Punjab and Haryana High Court: This petition was filed before a Division Bench of Amit Rawal and Arun Kumar Tyagi, JJ. against

Case Briefs High Courts

Decisive factor for condonation of delay is not length of delay but sufficient and satisfactory explanation

Gujarat High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of S.H. Vora, J. allowed the condonation of delay as the sufficient cause stands

Case Briefs High Courts

Appeal filed along with application for condonation of delay when dismissed is a decree within Section 2(2) CPC

Orissa High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Dr A.K. Rath, J., dismissed a writ petition challenging the order passed by the

Case Briefs High Courts

Discretionary order for condonation of delay passed by quasi-judicial powers cannot be interfered with in writ jurisdiction

Jammu and Kashmir High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Sanjeev Kumar, J., dismissed the current writ petition invoked for quashing