IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 09.12.2025 Date of decision: 15.12.2025 Uploaded on: 18.12.2025 STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ..Appellants Versus RAMESHWAR DAYAL ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Harish Nain, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Prashant Singh Chauhan, Advocate Ms. Manita Dalla, Advocate Mr. Rahul Sangwan, Advocate for respondent No.1.

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J. (Oral)

The present appeal has been filed against judgment and decree dated 07.04.2016 with delay of 1907 days in filing the appeal.

CM-10929-C-2023

1. The present application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with Section 151 CPC is filed for condonation of delay of 1907 days in filing the appeal.

Learned counsel for the appellant contends that delay of 1907 days in filing the present appeal is not intentional but procedural. He further contends that the matter was sent to the District Attorney for his opinion, which was received on 04.05.2016 stating it to be not a fit case to file appeal.

Thereafter, office of Legal Remembrancer also agreed with the same.

Thereafter, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Haryana, Panchkula requested the higher authority f