IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

209 RSA-1610-2023(O&M)

Date of decision: 08.05.2026 Kala Singh ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Harbans Kaur ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Avtar Singh Bhatti, Advocate for the appellant.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J. CM-5804-C-2023 This is an application under Section 5 of Limitation Act read with Section 151 CPC for condonation of delay of 238 days in filing the appeal.

It is mentioned in Para 3 of the present application that:-

“3. That the judgment and decree was passed 15.07.2021 during Covid period and the appellant was not aware about the decision of his appeal and he only came to know about the decision when he received summons from Executing court, Dasuya, he immediately contact his counsel, however his counsel pointed him some relevant documents and the same was not traceable and after lot of efforts the same was supplied after the delay of filling the present appeal.”

The above cited reason does not constitute sufficient cause to condone extraordinary delay of 238 days in filing the present appeal. The applicant/appellant is admitting that he was not pursuing his case diligently as he did not even know that dec