JUDGMENT :

1. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and Sri Harish Pandey, learned counsel for the respondent.

2. The instant appeal has been preferred under Section 58 of the 'Uttar Pradesh Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 was admitted by the Court on the following question of law:-

"Whether the Appellate Tribunal was justified in rejecting the application for seeking condonation of delay while dismissing the appeal solely on the aforesaid grounds."

3. The submission of learned counsel for the appellant is that against the order passed by the RERA Authority dated 02.11.2021. An appeal was preferred before the Appellate Tribunal. The said appeal was accompanied by an application seeking condonation of delay which by means of the judgment dated 22.09.2022 has been rejected, as a consequence, the appeal also stood dismissed.

4. It is pointed out that in the application seeking condonation of delay, the reasons were indicated why the appeal was preferred with delay, however, taking a pedantic view, the Appellate Tribunal rejected the application.

5. It has been pointed out that the appellant had applied for the certified copy of the judgment and though the appeal ought t