JUDGMENT :

VINEET SARAN, J.

The above noted misc. case has been filed for condonation of delay of 637 days in preferring Writ Appeal No. 171 of 2017, by which the judgment dated 21.08.2015 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No. 22356 of 2010 has been challenged.

2. In the application for condonation of delay, the appellant-petitioner has pleaded as follows:

“1. That W.P(C) No. 22356/2010 was disposed of on 21.08.2015 by way of a judgment. The certified copy of the judgment was delivered on 08.10.2015 for which an application was made on 02.09.2015. However, the certified copy of the order was received in the Branch Secretariate of the Ministry on 24.02.2017 which was immediately sent to the FF Division, New-Delhi on the very same day. On 13.04.2017, the advice of Ministry of law & Justice, New-Delhi was received in the FF Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Branch Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Freedom Fighters Division, Kolkata received the advice of Ministry of Law & Justice on 01.05.2017 and on 03.05.2017, relevant documents were sent to Assistant Solicitor General of Government of India for High Court of Orissa for filling (sic) of writ appeal. In th