Kumari Sahu vs Bhubanananda Sahu - 2025 Supreme(SC) 965

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2025 Supreme(SC) 965

VIKRAM NATH, SANDEEP MEHTA
Kumari Sahu – Appellant
Versus
Bhubanananda Sahu – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Jay Nirupama Adv., Mr. D. Girish Kumar Adv., Mr. Pranav Giri Adv., Mr. Ekansh Sisodia Adv., Mr. Shubhranshu Padhi AOR
For the Respondent: Mr. Rutwik Panda AOR, Mr. Anshu Malik Adv., Ms. Nikhar Berry Adv.

Table of Content
1. details of the appeal and procedural history (Para 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6)
2. justification for delay and reliance on counsel (Para 9 , 10)
3. judicial perspective on counsel's responsibility (Para 11 , 12 , 13)
4. condonation of delay granted (Para 14 , 15)
5. case to be decided on merits by the high court (Para 16 , 17)

ORDER :

1. Leave granted.

2. The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the dismissal of Regular Second Appeal No. 202 of 2022 by the High Court of Orissa vide order dated 10.01.2023 on the sole ground of delay of 225 days in preferring such appeal being non-condonable.

3. The appellant is the original plaintiff in Civil Suit bearing C.S. 71 of 2013 filed before the Ld. Senior Civil Judge, Chatrapur, wherein the appellant had sought declaration as herself being the legally married wife of Late Raj Kishore Sahoo and to further declare respondents no. 1, 2 and 3 are the sons and daughters of Late Raj Kishore Sahoo. The appellant had also sought a declaration that the instant respondents no. 4 and 5 are respectively not the legally married wife and daughter of Late Raj Kishore Sahoo. The appellant’s suit was dismissed by the Senior Civil Jud

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