JUDGMENT :

1. The appeal stands filed by the applicant against the Judgment and Decree dated 28.05.2019 passed by the court of learned 2nd Additional District Judge, Jammu. The appeal is accompanied by the application seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal. It is submitted in the application that the applicant came to know of the execution petition having been filed before the court of learned 2nd Additional District Judge, Jammu only in the month of December, 2019 and thereafter he got the copy of judgment and decree on 21.12.2019. The applicant never received summons in the suit filed by the respondent No.1 and, therefore, was not aware of the suit and the proceedings which took place in the said suit. The application also states of filing of review against the judgment and decree on 28.01.2020 and the applicant came to know of the dismissal of the review dated 22.06.2020 later on due to Sr. No. 47 the COVID restrictions. He did not receive the copy of the review order despite his efforts due to restrictions of entry in the court because of COVID-19 pandemic. The applicant received copy of the order on 04.12.2020 though applied for the same on 23.11.2020 and received t