IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1137 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 17.11.2009 Smt.Ramesh Rani ...... Appellant VERSUS Madan Gopal and another ...... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Ajit Malik, Advocate, for the appellant. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated 02.03.2007, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohtak, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.84,000/- alongwith interest @ 7.5% per annum in favour of the claimant-appellant (herein referred as 'the appellant') and against the respondents jointly and severally on account of the injuries suffered by her in a motor vehicular accident. This appeal, being time barred is accompanied by applications for condonation of delay of 487 days in filing and 45 days in its re-filing. The grounds, as set up by the appellant for condoning the delay, could not be said to be sufficient. The delay of few days or few hours could be condoned but this long delay of more than one year could not be condoned on flimsy grounds. If such delay is condoned after ignoring the law of limitation, it would completely wipe out the intention of the provision of Limitation Act and would send wrong signals to the society that any stale litigation could be entertained at any time. Dismissed. Resultantly, the appeal also fails. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 17.11.2009 mamta-II