IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE G. S. AHLUWALIA

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ON THE 18 OF DECEMBER, 2025 FIRST APPEAL No. 1330 of 2025 THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ANOTHER Versus BASANT RAO AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri S.S. Kushwaha, Government Advocate for appellants/State.

Shri Chetan Kanungo, Advocate for respondent No.3.

ORDER Heard on I.A. No.6264/2025.

2. This is an application under section 5 of the Limitation Act. It is merely mentioned in the application that after the Award was passed, appellants obtained legal opinion and forwarded the matter to the competent Authority and permission was granted by the Law Department on 28/2/2025.

Thus, it is claimed that delay of 433 days may be condoned.

3. In the application for condonation of delay no reasons have been assigned.

4. The Supreme Court in the case of Shankargir Vs. The State of M.P.

and another decided on 5.12.2025 in Civil Appeal No.14613/2025 has referred to the decision in the case of Union of India v. Jahangir Byramji Jeejeebhoy (D) Through His Lr. reported in 2024 SCC OnLine SC 489, wherein it has been held as under:-

30. In Postmaster General v. Living Media India Limited, (2012) 3 SCC 563, this Court, whi