PATHUMA Vs. KALLARA K MOHAMMED

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) The High court by the impugned judgment allowed a revision and condoned delay of about 17 years in filing the appeal which had not been condoned by the appellate authority. The reason given by the High court for interfering with the finding of fact of the appellate authority is as under:

(3.) In our opinion, this treatment of the question by the High court is most unsatisfactory and there was no occasion for interfering in a civil revision with the appellate authority's order refusing to condone the delay ofabout 17 years in filing the appeal. The impugned order of the High court cannot, therefore, be sustained.