JUDGMENT :

1. 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 17.04.2018 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P. (S) No. 2609 of 2015, by which, the penalty order dated 07.10.2021 and appellate order dated 10.01.2013 passed by the appellants/respondents against the writ petitioner, have been quashed.

I.A. No. 11277 of 2019

3. The instant appeal is barred by inordinate delay of 568 days, therefore, an application for condoning the aforesaid delay has been filed being I.A. No. 11277 of 2019.

4. This Court, after taking into consideration the fact that the instant intra-court appeal has been field after inordinate delay of 568 days, deems it fit and proper, to first consider the delay condonation application before going into the legality and propriety of the impugned order on merit.

5. The ground for condonation of delay has been taken, as per the pleading made in the instant interlocutory application to the effect that due information w