C.R. No.5530 of 2003 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No.5530 of 2003 (O&M) Date of Decision: 20.08.2009 State of Punjab and another .....Petitioners Versus Nagar Singh ...Respondent Present: Ms. Monica Chhibbar Sharma, DAG, Punjab for the petitioners. None for the respondent. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? -.- K. KANNAN J. (ORAL) 1. The appeal filed by the State with the delay of 105 days was sought to be justified by the State on the ground that there had been administrative delays involved for the decision to prefer an appeal and for making the papers ready. The learned District Judge found that the delay had been explained for all the period except 32 days where, according to the learned Additional District Judge, there had been no proper explanation. 2. I do not think the matter requires to be considered at any length for a discretion, which the Appellate Court ought to have exercised to condone the delay failed to do. The order of the Additional District Judge dated 23.07.2003 is set aside and the delay in filing the appeal is condoned. The Appellate Court shall number the appeal immediately and the matter shall be taken for expeditious C.R. No.5530 of 2003 (O&M) -2- disposal having regard to the fact that the appeal has been filed as early as on 04.05.2001. 3. The civil revision is allowed in the above terms. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE August 20, 2009 Pankaj*