I N THE HI GH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO DATE: 26.02.2026 CI VI L REVI SI ON PETI TI ON No.2243 OF 2025 Between:

S. Chandra Shekar Reddy …Petitioner/ Plaintiff AND B. Chandra Shekar @ Shekar and four others.

…Respondents/ Defendants

ORDER

Heard Mr. Gajanand Chakravarthi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Perused the material on record.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner filed I.A.No.835 of 2022 in O.S.No.1007 of 2013 on the file of the II Additional District Judge, Ranga Reddy District at L.B. Nagar for condonation of delay in filing the restoration petition.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that during the COVID-19 period, the petitioner was suffering from viral fever for a prolonged period and, as a result, the petitioner could not contact his counsel to give instructions. On this ground, the petitioner sought condonation of 99 days delay in filing the restoration petition. But the trial court dismissed said application by observing that the length of delay is not the criterion; rather, the acceptability of the explanation is relevant.

4. Respondent No.5 as well as the other respondents failed to appear before this Court despite proper service.

5. The trial court ought to have seen that the delay occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, Courts generally considered delays arising due to such exceptional circumstances as ordinarily reasonable. The delay of 99 days, under these circumstances, is reasonable. Moreover, the above suit filed by the petitioner for specific performance of an agreement of sale dated 10.01.2013 and the petitioner was ready to perform his part of contract, but the respondents were not to perform their part of contract, as such, the petitioner filed the above suit. Thus, to avoid multiplicity of proceedings, this Court is of the view that the petitioner’s inability to contact his counsel due to illness during the COVID-19 period constitutes a sufficient explanation for the delay.

6. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petition is allowed by setting aside the order passed by the trail court in I.A.No.835 of 2022 in O.S.No.1007 of 2013 on the file of the II Additional District Judge, Rangareddy, however, with the condition that the petitioner shall pay costs of Rs.2,000/- (Rupees Two Thousand Only) for delay condonation of 99 days before the Telangana State Legal Services Authorities, Hyderabad within a period of two (2) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The petitioner is directed to cooperate with the trial Court to facilitate the expeditious completion of the trial. The trial Court shall proceed with the matter in accordance with law without any further delay.

As a sequel, miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Civil Revision Petition, shall stand closed.

____________________________ NAMAVARAPU RAJESHWAR RAO, J Date: 26.02.2026 HFM