The court holds that a delay in filing an appeal may only be condoned if sufficient cause is shown, emphasizing the necessity of bona fide reasons.

(Order of the Court was made by N.SATHISH KUMAR, J.)

This petition is filed seeking to condone the delay of 466 days in filing the above writ appeal.

2. The reason assigned in the affidavit is that though the order was passed on 03.10.2023, the order copy was made ready only on

23.01.2025. Therefore, there is a delay of 466 days.

3. The learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondents 2 to 4 submits that the State has preferred an appeal against the said order and the petitioner has also appeared in the said appeal, which is not disputed by the petitioner. Hence, he opposed to allow this petition.

4. Normally, when an application for condonation of delay is filed, the Court is in favour of the party where the party shows some bona fide reasons, which are sufficient to allow the petition. When the party comes to the Court without any bona fide for the sake of filing of writ appeal by making certain allegations as a matter of right, the delay may not be condoned.

5. This Court is of the view that there is no sufficient cause shown to condone the delay. Hence, we are not inclined to condone the delay.

6. With these above observations, this Civil Miscellaneous Petition is dismissed. Writ Appeal is also rejected at the S.R.stage itself.