IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

246 FAO-2276-2023(O&M)

Date of decision: 11.02.2026 Harmeet Kaur ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Pushap Kumar & Another ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Aseem Sharma, Advocate for the appellant.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

CM-8307-CII-2023 This is an application under Section 5 of Limitation Act for condonation of delay of 144 days in filing the appeal.

The reason given in the application seeking condonation of delay of 144 days is contained in Para 2 of the application, which is as under:-

“2. That the present appeal could not be filed within a period of limitation due to the reason that the clerk of Counsel for the Appellant has placed all the documents including the judgment and the decrees passed by both the Courts below in a wrong brief (not pertaining to the case in hand). Despite best efforts made by the counsel and his clerk the documents pertaining to case in hand were not traceable/located.”

The above cited reason is vague and does not constitute sufficient cause to condone extraordinary delay of 144 days in filing the present appeal. It is cardinal principle of law that delay of each day has to be explained.