r ^\^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Sinale Bench : Hon'ble Shri Dilio Raosaheb Deshmukh. J. Appellant (Plaintiff) Second Appeal No. 15 of 2005 Smt Khatija Begum. W/o Late Shri S.K. Habib, aged about 62 years, R/o Railway Colony, Qtr. No.33/2, Bhatapara, Distt. Raipur (CG) yersus ^ ^f, Resoondents 1. Union of (ndia through ite Chief Manager, South Eastern Railway, Garden Reach, Kolkata (W.B.) 2. Sr. Divisional Personnel Manager, South Eastern Railway, Bjjaspur Division, Bdaspur (CG) Second Apoeal Under Section 100 of the Code of Civjl Procedure Present: Shri Pritinker Diwaker, Senior Advocate with Shri Ashish Surana counsel forthe appellant/plaintiff. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 23rd of April, 2008) Heard on M.(C).P.No.31 of 2005 for condonation of delay of 986 days i"n filing the second appeal. 2. It js not disputed that the appellant was represented by counsel in both the Courts below. The impugned judgment and decree was passed on 20.12.2001. The appellant applied for certified copy of the impugned judgment decree for the first time on 6.9.2004 j.e. after almost 3 years. No sufficient eause has been shown for the inordinate delay. The contention that the appellant was not aware about the jmpugned judgment and decree cannot, therefore, be accepted. 3. No good ground for condonation of delay is shown. M.(C).P.No.31/2005 for condonation of delay js dismissed. As a consequen(^,Second Appeal is also dismjssed. _— Sd/- Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge \<^M^