IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M. No. 8199-CI of 2009 and RFA No. 2895 of 2009 Date of Decision: 9.9.2009 State of Haryana and another ....Appellants. Versus Ramesh Dutt and others ...Respondents. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL. PRESENT: Mr. Ashish Sharma, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, for the appellants. AJAY KUMAR MITTAL, J. This is an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condonation of 1560 days' delay in filing the appeal. The challenge in the appeal is to the award passed on 8.9.2004 by the reference court assessing market value of the acquired land at the rate of Rs.10/- per square yard along with other statutory benefits. It has been averred in the application that the delay has been caused due to time taken in official correspondence between various functionaries of the State in deciding to file an appeal against the impugned award. After hearing the learned State counsel and perusing the application, it cannot be accepted that a period of 1560 days had taken place for taking decision to challenge the award passed by the C.M. No. 8199-CI of 2009 and RFA No. 2895 of 2009 -2- reference court. The explanation cannot be termed as satisfactory one which may entitle the State to have condonation of colossal delay of 1560 days in filing the appeal. Accordingly, the present application is dismissed. Resultantly, the present appeal is also dismissed as time barred. September 9, 2009 (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) gbs JUDGE