JUDGMENT :

The matter has been taken up through Video Conferencing with the consent of learned counsel for the parties. They have no complaint whatsoever regarding audio/visual quality.

2. The instant intra-court appeal is under Clause-10 of Letters Patent directed against the order/judgment dated 12.03.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(S) No.5348 of 2017, whereby and whereunder, the claim of the writ petitioner for appointment on compassionate ground has been rejected refusing to interfere with the order dated 09.07.2016, passed by the respondent authority.

I.A.No.1575 of 2021

3. Admittedly, the instant intra-court appeal has been preferred after inordinate delay of 687 days, as per the office report. However, in the instant application, the prayer has been sought for to condone the delay of 699 days.

4. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant, at the outset, has submitted that the reference of delay of 699 days, in place of 687 days, as pointed out by SR dated 26.02.2021, is due to inadvertence and therefore, the instant interlocutory application may be construed to consider for condoning the delay of 687 days on the basis of the ground stipulated there