The present First Appeal has been filed against the order dated 07.04.2017 of the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission. Mumbai ( in short, the State Commission), whereby the complaint of the respondent / complainant was allowed and appellant / opposite party was directed to pay sum of Rs.18,85,734/- alongwith cost of litigation for a sum of Rs.25,000/- and compensation of Rs. 19,10,734/- was awarded. The awarded amount was payable within 90 days failing which it shall carry interest @ 9% p.a.

2. The appeal has been filed with delay of 105 days. In the application, it is stated that order of the State Commission was received by the counsel of the appellant on 26.04.2017 and it was sent to the appellant on the same day, who received it on 02.05.2017. Ms. Suman Bagga, Advocate was engaged by the appellant to file the appeal and forwarded the file papers to her office on 26.05.2017. There was some bereavement in the family of Ms. Suman Bagga, Advocate and lot of work had accumulated in her office and, therefore, her associate, namely, Mr. Virender Kumar Prabhakar took the file of this case alongwith two more cases to his house for the preparation of the basic dr