FAO No.195 of 2007. 20.03.2008 Present: Ms.Devyani Sharma, Advocate, for the applicant-appellant. M/s.Imran Khan and Javed Khan Advocates, for respondents No.1 to 5. CMP(M) No.382 of 2008. This application has been preferred by the appellant under Section 5 of the Limitation Act praying that the delay in filing the appeal be condoned in the interest of justice. It is undisputed that the petition is barred by 6 months and 23 days. A reading of the grounds as set out in the application does not show any reasonable cause. Rather, the ground taken is that the file was mixed up with some of the files in the Regional Office and could not be traced till second week of March, 2007. Thereafter, the matter was sent to Divisional Office in Shimla for preparation of the appeal. I do not find that there are sufficient grounds to condone delay in filing the appeal. It was for the applicant to have diligently pursued the case. There is, thus, no merit in the submissions made by learned counsel appearing for the appellant that a justice oriented approach should be adopted. This application is dismissed. March 20, 2008. ( Dev Darshan Sud ) (aks) Judge