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2026 Supreme(Online)(SCDRC) 2957

RAJASTHAN STATE CONSUMER DISPUTES REDRESSAL COMMISSION, JAIPUR
Amrita Varma, Judicial Member, Likhit Ali, Member
Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited – Appellant
Versus
Dalchand Jangid – Respondent
Appeal No. 165/2024



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Pradeep Sharma
For the Respondents:

Condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act requires a rational and realistic explanation for the entire period of delay; mere departmental processing or delayed application for certified copies without justification is insufficient to condone the delay.

Headnote:(A) Limitation Act - Condonation of Delay - Sufficient Cause - A delay of 557 days in filing an appeal cannot be condoned unless the applicant provides a rational, reasonable, and realistic explanation for the delay. (Para 6)

(B) Procedural Diligence - Application for Certified Copy - A delay of nearly ten months in applying for a certified copy of the order is not a justifiable ground for condoning the overall delay in filing an appeal. (Para 6)

Issues: Whether the delay of 557 days in filing the appeal could be condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act.

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“the question of limitation is not merely a technical consideration. The rules of limitation are based on the principal of sound public policy and principal of equity. No court should keep the “Sword of Dameles” having over the bead of a litigant for an indefinite period of time.”

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“The law of limitation requires delay for each day or dealay to the explained after expiry of the period of limitation. It is necessary that this explanation is rational, reasonable and realistic and to be acceptable.”

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