* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 19.03.2026 Pronounced on : 02.04.2026 Uploaded on : 02.04.2026 + FAO 477/2019 MAHENDRA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood and Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shubash Tanwar, CGSC with Mr.Naveen, Mr. Sandeep Mishra, Mr.Harshit Deshwal, Ms. Priyanka and Ms. Ritu, Advocates CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI

JUDGMENT

CM APPL. 51677/2019 (Seeking condonation of delay of 175 days in filing the appeal)

1. By way of the present application, the applicant/ appellant seeks condonation of delay of 175 days in filing the appeal.

2. Learned counsel for the appellant has submitted that after passing of the impugned judgment, the appellant could not file the present appeal in time on account of paucity of funds and the resultant inability to obtain timely legal advice. It is further submitted that the delay is neither intentional nor deliberate.

3. In this regard, reference may be made to the decision of this Court in Mohsina vs. Union of India¹, wherein a delay of 804 days in filing of the appeal was condoned taking into account the socio-economic condition of the clai