IA No.9995 & 9996 of 2008

1. This application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 has been made by the applicant/Judgment Debtor for condonation of delay in moving the application being IA No.9996 of 2008 under Order 9 Rule 13 of CPC for setting aside the ex parte decree/judgment dated 15th March 2004.

.2. The arbitration award dated 25th March 1998 was filed in the Court by the Arbitrator and notice of the award was sent to the applicant. The applicant filed objections against the award under Section 30 of the Arbitration Act, 1940. However, the objections were dismissed by this Court for non prosecution as well as in default on 15th March 2004 and the award

.was made a rule of the Court on 15th March 2004 and the decree sheet was ordered to be prepared. The applicant made an application under Order 9 Rule 13 CPC on 14.08.2008 for setting aside order dated 15th March 2004 and also made an application for condonation of delay of 1550 days.

3. The applicant has made this application under Section 5 of Limitation Act stating therein that the applicant firm became non-functional sometime in the year 1998 due to d