Mr. Justice S. Parvatha Rao, President— FA. IA. No. 1198/1998 is an application for condoning the delay of 41 days in presenting the appeal FA. SR. No. 3209/1998 against the order of the Adilabad District Forum in OP No. 108/ 1997 dated 2.9.1998. In support of this application one Mr. B.S. Ramachandra Rao, Assistant Secretary (Legal) of the petitioner/appellant A.P. State Electricity Board has filed his affidavit dated 14.11.1998. He admits that the certified copy of the order of the District Forum dated 2.9.1998 was delivered on 4.9.1998 itself and that the said order was forwarded to the Board on 10.9.1998 by the Counsel and was received by the petitioner's office on 15.9.1998. Even on that basis the last date for presenting the appeal was 15.10.1998. The appeal was presented on 14.11.1998. The delay was said to be due to pressure of work in the office of the Liason of the Board due to which the Counsel at the State Forum could not be approached till 30.9.1998 and that on 1.10.1998 they obtained the opinion of the Counsel of the Board before the District Forum and then instructed the Standing Counsel of the Board to present the appeal only on 9.10.1998. The delay thereafter