IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 05.02.2026 Kanta ... Appellant Versus Dharam Singh ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. R.S. Mamli, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Shikhar Sarin, Advocate, for the respondent.

VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J.

CM-264-C-2024 For the reasons given in the application, the same is allowed and the delay of 177 days in re-filing the appeal is condoned.

CM-266-C-2024 and RSA-95-2024 This is defendant’s appeal against the judgment and decree dated 08.01.2018 passed by the Court of Additional District Judge, Hisar, allowing the appeal filed by the plaintiff against the judgment and decree dated 04.03.2015 passed by the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division), Hisar, whereby the suit filed by the plaintiff had been decreed to the extent of alternative relief of refund of the earnest money, thereby decreeing the suit for specific performance as had been prayed for.

2. The applicant-appellant has filed CM-266-C-2024 seeking condonation of 1121 days’ delay in filing the appeal. It has been averred in the application that the suit filed by the plaintiff-respondent was decreed by Courts below exparte and as s