M.K. HANJURA, J.

1. The applicants – appellants have filed this application seeking the indulgence of this Court in condoning the delay of 04 years and 116 days in filing the Appeal, against the judgment and order dated 11-11-2013 of this Court, passed in SWP 2173/2013, primarily, on the grounds that immediately on the receipt of the copy of the said judgment in the month of March, 2014, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, sought opinion of the learned Advocate General (AG) vide his letter dated 19-03-2013, to find out the legal course to assail the legality of the judgment dated 11-11-2013. It is stated further that the opinion was received from the learned AG on 27-03-2014, whereafter a time bound enquiry was directed by the department and the then Conservator of Forests (CF), North Circle and the DFO, PO Division, were advised to submit the report within a week’s time. The Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), North Circle, vide his letter dated 20-03-2015, informed the CF that the Court has nowhere commented upon the genuineness of the basic order of the appointment of the petitioner – respondent herein, and therefore, the matter to that extent be enquired into with