IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Restoration Application No. 480 of 2008 & Delay Condonation Application No. 2594 of 2008 In Writ Petition No. 273 of 2003 (S/B) Lalit Mohan Joshi. .……… Appellant S/o of Shri Ishwari Datt Joshi, Postal Assistant (Accountant), Almora, Head Post Office, Almora Versus Union of India & Ors. ……… Respondents Mr. H.V. Sah, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Arvind Vashishth, Assistant Solicitor General (Central Govt.) for the respondents. Coram: Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. V.K. GUPTA, C. J. (Oral) We have carefully perused the restoration application as well as the delay condonation application and find that the delay of more than two years in filing the restoration application has not at all been explained by the applicant, what to speak of sufficiently and convincingly being explained. The writ petition was dismissed on 6th July, 2006 for non-prosecution because Mr. Sharad Sharma, Advocate who appeared for the petitioner at that time reported that he had no instruction to pursue the matter. What all the petitioner and his counsel were doing for next two years has not at all been explained. They both have been very careless and negligent in this matter. The delay condonation application is rejected. Consequently, the restoration application is also rejected. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 09.05.2008 09.05.2008 L.S.R/V.K.