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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
DHIRAJ SINGH THAKUR, CHALLA GUNARANJAN
PNB Met Life India Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission At Delhi – Respondent
ORDER:
(per Hon’ble Sri Justice Challa Gunaranjan)
Present writ petition is filed seeking the following relief:
“….to Issue a Writ, Order or Direction, more particularly, one in the nature of a Writ of Certiorari to call for the records in Revision Petition Nos.RP/28/2024 and RP/29/2024 passed by the 1st Respondent i.e., National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission at Delhi, and to quash the order, dated 14.02.2025, passed in Revision Petition Nos.RP/28/2024 and RP/29/2024, pertaining to Decree and Judgment, dated 12.08.2022 passed in C.C. No.124 of 2015 on the file of Learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission II Visakhapatnam and order, dated 01.08.2023 passed by Learned Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in F.A.I. A.No 289 of 2023 in F.A. No.139 of 2023 and thereby set aside the Decree and Judgment dt 12.08.2022 passed in C.C. No.124 of 2015 on the file of Learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission II Visakhapatnam and order dated 01.08.2023 passed by Learned Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission in F. A. I. A. No. 289 of 2023 in F. A. No.139 of 2023 by allowing the Writ Petition and to pass…..”
2. Heard Mr.
The court emphasized that in applications for condoning delay, sufficient cause must be clearly demonstrated; mere boilerplate explanations are insufficient.
Limitation – Condonation of delay – Term “sufficient cause” u/Section 5 of Limitation Act should be liberally construed promote substantial justice, when delays are not due to dilatory tactics, bad f....
The court emphasized that sufficient cause for delay in filing an appeal must be evaluated to advance substantial justice, overriding strict adherence to timelines.
(1) Settled proposition of law that when an Appeal/ Revision Petition/Complaint is barred by limitation and filed much beyond the period of limitation, forum or commission shall not give its findings....
The court upheld the rejection of a delay condonation application, emphasizing that insufficient reasons do not justify extending statutory limitations.
Delay of 347 days in filing appeals cannot be condoned.
The court emphasized a liberal approach to condoning delays in legal proceedings, prioritizing substantial justice over technicalities.
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