IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No.2189/2011(O&M) Date of decision: 7.4.2011. Tara Devi ....................Petitioner v. Bishambar Singh and others .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.Arun Bansal,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Petitioner/defendant has filed the instant revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution challenging the order dated 19.4.2010 passed by learned Additional District Judge, Ropar, whereby the appeal filed by her was dismissed on the ground of limitation as the same had been filed after a period of 12 years and 11 months. At the time of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner/defendant sought permission to withdraw the present revision petition with liberty to raise all the pleas in the pending suit filed by her for specific performance of the agreement to sell dated 31.5.1977. After hearing the learned counsel for the defendant/petitioner, I find no ground to entertain such a request. In the present revision petition this Court is only seized of the validity of the impugned order dated 19.4.2010 passed by the appellate court whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner against the judgment and decree dated 23.1.1996 passed in Civil suit no.68 of 2.3.1989 titled “Haravtar Singh v. Bishambar Singh” was filed after a delay of 12 years and 11 months. The learned appellate court after framing an issue has found that there was no sufficient cause shown for condoning such a long delay. This Court further finds that delay is totally unexplainable. The petitioner has been grossly negligent and the Courts do not come to the rescue of those litigants who sleep over their rights. Dismissed. Since the revision petition has been dismissed on merits, no orders are required to be passed in miscellaneous applications seeking condonation of delay of 253 days in filing the revision as well as application seeking exemption/stay. 7.4.2011 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge