IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM No.7672-C of 2005 and RSA No.2956 of 2005 Date of decision: 4.12.2008 Dial Singh and others ......Appellants Versus Iqbal Singh son of Piara Singh and others ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Akshay Bhan, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. PPS Virk, Advocate for the respondents. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J. This is an application for condonation of delay of 1 year 3 months and 3 days in filing this appeal. The only ground taken in this case is that the appellants are illiterate persons and were having no knowledge about the law, so they were not aware that the present appeal has to be filed within some limitation period. The respondents have contested this application and have filed reply wherein they have stated that the appellants were very much aware of present litigation, as they were appearing in the execution application filed by the respondents and that the ignorance of limitation period cannot be a ground for condoning the delay. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, I find no sufficient cause to condone the delay. Ignorance of law is no excuse to condone the delay. Admittedly, the appellants were pursuing the execution of the impugned decree and were in touch with their counsel and therefore, the explanation given by them cannot be accepted. Thus, the application CM No.7672-C of 2005 and RSA No.2956 of 2005 -2- for condonation of delay is dismissed. Consequently, the main appeal is also dismissed as time barred. December 4, 2008 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE