* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 23.01.2026 + FAO 542/2018 SUNITA GUPTA & ANR .....Appellants Through: Mr. Rajeshwar Singh, Advocate.

versus UNION OF INDIA& ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sandeep Tyagi, SPC for UOI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT (ORAL)

CM APPL. 49569/2018 (D/860 days in filing the present appeal)

1. The present application has been filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, read with Section 151 CPC, on behalf of the appellants, seeking condonation of delay of 860 days in filing the accompanying appeal.

2. It is submitted that after the passing of the impugned judgment, the appellants could not file the accompanying appeal in time on account of not being aware of the judgment passed, a paucity of funds, and dire familial circumstances.

3. It is worthwhile to note that the Coordinate Bench of this Court, in Mohsina Vs. Union of India, (2017) SCC OnLine Del 10003, condoned a delay of over 800 days in filing an appeal assailing a judgment passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, taking into account the poor economic status of the claimants/appellants.

The relevant excerpt from the said decision is reproduced hereund