JUDGMENT :

RAJESH SHANKAR, J.

1. I.A. No. 7280 of 2025 has been filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone the delay of 870 days in filing the Letters Patent Appeal challenging the judgment dated 12.04.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(S) No. 2835 of 2014.

2. In the application filed seeking condonation of delay, it is stated that the delay was caused due to procedural formalities. According to the applicants, they had received information about the judgement of the learned Single Judge and put up the same before the Managing Director of the first applicant. It was then examined by the Managing Director and he decided to seek legal opinion in the matter. The file was then sent to the office of the Advocate General seeking opinion and the Advocate General rendered opinion on 16.05.2024. Thereafter further steps were taken and the appeal was filed on 02.07.2024.

3. It appears that between the date of judgment on 12.04.2022 and the date when the file was sent to the office of the Advocate General, there is a gap of more than 2 years and no steps were taken to secure the opinion of the Advocate General in order to ensure that the appeal is filed within the perio