(1.) The delay of 1626 days in filing the Appeal Suit against the award passed in L.A.O.P.No.241 of 2009 dtd. 29/7/2015 is sought to be condoned in the present Civil Miscellaneous Petition.
(2.) The learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the delay occurred, since the petitioner suffered old age ailments during the relevant point of time. More so, the amount of Court fee to be paid is also huge and the petitioners were not in a position to pay the entire Court fee immediately. Thus, the delay is to be condoned.
(3.) Uncondonable delay cannot be condoned in a mechanical manner. No doubt, Courts may take a lenient view, if the delay is meagre but unexplained long delay cannot be condoned. The nature of the explanations are to be considered for the purpose of forming an opinion whether it is sufficient or insufficient.