THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY Civil Revision Petition No.4105 of 2011 ORDER: The petitioner filed O.S.No.621 of 2000 in the Court of Principal Junior Civil Judge, Ongole, against the respondents, for recovery of certain amounts, covered by bills. The suit was dismissed for default on 24.09.2002. The petitioner filed an application under Order IX Rule 9 C.P.C., only in the year 2007. By that time, there was delay of 1517 days. Therefore, he filed I.A.No.123 of 2007, with a prayer to condone the delay. The trial Court dismissed the I.A., through order, dated 09.02.2009. Hence, this C.R.P. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The delay involved in filing the application under Order IX Rule 9 C.P.C., is 4 years 56 days. In the affidavit filed in support of the I.A., the only reason mentioned was that the counsel of the petitioner in the trial Court did not inform him about the matter and that as soon as he came to know about the disposal of the suit, he filed the application. Hardly that constitutes any basis. The limitation for filing the suit itself is three years. By no stretch of imagination, the delay of four years in filing the application to restore the suit can be treated as reasonable or having been explained. The C.R.P. is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. _____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J. Dt.23.09.2011. GJ