JUDGMENT Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, J The present intra-court appeal under Section 5 of the Kerala High Court Act , 1958, assails the judgment dated 31.03.2021 passed in W.P.(C) No. 17677 of 2017, whereby the writ petition filed by the appellant was dismissed.

2. Heard on C.M. Application No. 2 of 2025 seeking condonation of delay. The writ appeal has been filed with a delay of 797 days.

3. In the application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act , it is stated that the appellant was suffering from medical ailments and, therefore, she could not communicate with her counsel or take a decision regarding the filing of the writ appeal. The impugned order was passed on 31.03.2021. The writ appeal was filed on 02.11.2023 with a delay of 797 days. The appellant is a widow and has no one to look after her. Therefore, it is prayed that the delay in filing the writ appeal may be condoned.

3.1 The prayer in the writ petition was to quash Ext.P5 Gazette Notification and Ext.P8 order passed by the second respondent. The appellant had also sought a direction to the second respondent to pass an order declaring her as the wife and one of the legal heirs of the deceased Mohanan. The learn