A.S.ANAND,  CJI.

(1) LEAVE granted.

(2) THE appellants filed civil suit no. 197/1995 seeking perpetual injuction to restrain respondents from disturbing their possession over the suit property. An ex-parte interim injunction came to be issued which was confirmed by the learned civil judge on 22/8/1995. The appeal, filed against the order of the trial court dated 22/8/1995, was dismissed on 24/4/1996 by the learned additional district judge. The matter rested there.

(3) RESPONDENT no. 1 filed civil suit no.120/1996 seeking perpetual injunction against the appellant. That suit was decided against the appellant and the suit filed by respondent no. 1 was decreed on 21/11/1998.

(4) THE appellant, thereafter, challenged judgment and decree dated 21/11/1998 by filing regular civil appeal in the court of additional district judge, Ahmednagar, Along with the appeal, appellant filed an application seeking condonation of delay of 14 days in filing the appeal. The application for condonation of delay was opposed and the learned additional district judge, Ahmednagar, vide judgment and order dated 15/11/1999 dismissed the application for condonation of delay and conse