JUDGMENT :

Sujit Narayan Prasad, J.

1. The instant intra-court appeal under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent is directed against the order dated 22.12.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. (S) No.1601 of 2016, whereby and whereunder the learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petition with all consequential benefits.

2. At the outset, Mr. Gaurav Abhishek, learned counsel appearing for the respondent-writ petitioner, has submitted that that the present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed only after the representation has been made by the writ petitioner in pursuant to the order passed by the learned Single Judge with respect to the claim of post retiral dues.

3. This Court, after taking into consideration the fact that the instant intra-court appeal has been filed after inordinate delay of 204 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.

I.A. No. 8781 of 2023

4. The instant appeal is barred by inordinate delay of 204 days, therefore, an application for condoning the aforesaid delay has been filed being I.A. No. 8781 of 2023.

5. The ground for condonation of delay ha