$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2864/2000 DDA ..... Petitioner Through: Ms. Sriparna Chatterjee, Adv. versus PRESIDING OFFICER & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, ASC with Mr. Vikramaditya, Adv. for R-1. Mr. Varun Prasad, Adv. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAJMI WAZIRI O R D E R % 01.09.2016 CM Nos. 28957/2015 (condonation of delay of 2469 days in filing) The captioned application seeks condonation of delay of 2469 days in filing the application being CM No. 22956/2015, for restoration of the petition which was dismissed on 30.09.2008. The ground for condonation of delay is that the applicant came to know of the dismissal of the case only when recovery proceedings were initiated on 27.11.2014. The application for restoration was initially filed about nine months later on 20.08.2015. The Court is of the view that there is no reason for condoning the delay nor is any sufficient cause shown for the same. The applicant/ DDA is a large government organization. It has the benefit of a large Law Department which has a hierarchy of Chief Legal Officer supported by a host of Deputy Legal Officers and a number of lawyers on its various panels for judicial fora. For an organization, having such a large apparatus to deal with its litigations and legal affairs, not to pursue its case for 2469 days nor to seek restoration of the case dismissed those many days ago, betrays either a lackadaisical approach or utter apathy or neglect towards its cases. It also shows the misplaced litigating capacity of the DDA. A statutory authority which does not pursue its matters diligently, it would have to suffer the consequences of its neglect. There is no reason to condone the delay. The application is, accordingly, dismissed. In view of the orders passed above in CM No. 28957/2015, the CM No. 28956/2015 for restoration, too stands dismissed. It will be open to the applicant/ DDA to probe into the matter and fix responsibility, if it so desires. NAJMI WAZIRI, J SEPTEMBER 01, 2016/kk