ORDER :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

The instant intra-court appeal, under clause 10 of the Letters Patent, is directed against the order/judgment dated 18.12.2019 passed by learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P. (S) No. 4823 of 2017 whereby and whereunder the writ petition has been allowed by quashing the impugned order dated 04.07.2017 by which order of recovery has been passed against the alleged excess payment.

I.A. No. 506 of 2021

2. The instant appeal is admittedly barred by limitation since there is delay of 376 days in preferring the appeal, therefore, an application being I.A. No. 506 of 2021 has been filed for condoning such delay.

3. This Court, after taking into consideration the fact that the instant intra-court appeal has been field after inordinate delay of 376 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.

4. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that delay in preferring the appeal may be condoned by allowing the Interlocutory Application on the basis of grounds shown therein treating the same to be sufficient.

5. The grounds for condoning the delay in