I.A. No. 6544/2008

Heard learned counsel Sri Mukteshwar Prasad Singh representing the appellant.

2. This is an application seeking condonation of delay of five months in filing of M.A. No. 658/2007, filed on 17.10.2007 against order dated 15.06.2007 passed by the District Judge-cum-Claim Tribunal, Purnea, in Claim Case No. 31 of 2004.

3. An attempt is made to explain the delay from the date of order impugned till filing of the appeal mainly on some official procedures without any substance and also there is no explanation, at all, for not filing of this application filed on 10th November 2008, which ought to have been filed seeking condonation simultaneous with the memo of appeal as is required under Order XLI Rule 3(A) of Code of Civil Procedure, which reads as such:

“3-A. Application for condonation of delay – (1) When an appeal is presented after the expiry of the period of limitation specified therefor, it shall be accompanied by an application supported by affidavit setting forth the facts on which the appellant relies to satisfy the Court that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal within such period.

(2) If the Court sees no reason to reject the applica