IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 04.02.2026 Sub Divisional Officer (OP) UHBVN Ltd. ....Appellant Versus Sunita and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. Surinder K. Mahajan, Advocate for the appellant.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

CM No.13601-C of 2023 This is an application filed under Section 5 of Limitation Act seeking condonation of delay of 56 days in filing the instant appeal.

For the reasons recorded in the application, this Court is satisfied that the applicant/appellant has made out a sufficient cause for condonation of delay.

Consequently, the present application is allowed. The delay of

56 days in filing the instant appeal is hereby condoned.

RSA No.3800 of 2023 (O&M)

1. Defendant No.2 is in appeal. For convenience the parties hereinafter are referred to as by their original position before the Court of First Instance i.e., the appellant as defendant No.2 and respondent No.1 as plaintiff, respondent No.2 as defendant No.1.

2. The plaintiff instituted a suit seeking a decree of declaration to the effect that the checking report dated 22.07.2015, order of assessment bearing memo No.2061, dated 23.07.2015 and n