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ASHUTOSH SHASTRI, DIVYESH A. JOSHI
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Hardik Rajeshkumar Shah – Respondent
ORDER :
1. Aforesaid First Appeal is presented against judgment and order dated 30.1.2018 passed by learned Small Causes Court, Ahmedabad in Municipal Valuation Appeal No. 6 of 2016 and since there appears to be delay in preferring the same, present application is filed for seeking condonation of delay of 744 days as projected in the application and it appears from the record that on earlier point of time, very applicant has filed Civil Application No. 1 of 2018 for the purpose of condonation of delay of 127 days which had occurred in preferring F/First Appeal No. 22838 of 2018 in which explanation which was tendered was found to be not satisfactory and as such said application came to be disposed of vide order dated 31.1.2019, of-course with a liberty to applicant to prefer another application with relevant details and satisfactory explanation. Since said order is also relevant to the present controversy, certain observations contained in the said order read as under:
“It is submitted that pursuant to the aforesaid
The court emphasized the term 'sufficient cause' as a necessary condition for the extension of the prescribed period under the Limitation Act, highlighting the importance of providing adequate reason....
The court ruled that strict compliance with statutory time limits is mandatory, and substantial justice cannot override clear legislative provisions regarding delay in filing appeals.
The court held that bureaucratic inefficiencies do not constitute sufficient cause for condoning delays in appeals, emphasizing accountability in litigation processes.
The law of limitation is strict and must be adhered to; bureaucratic delays are not sufficient grounds for condoning delays in filing appeals.
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