IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M.No.7727-CI of 2011 in/and RFA No.3388 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:28.09.2011 Sant Singh and others ...Appellants Versus Punjab State and others ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. Harish Goyal, Advocate for the appellants. * * * RAKESH KUMAR GARG, J (ORAL) This is claimants' appeal seeking enhancement of compensation for their acquired land. This appeal is time barred and has been filed after a delay of 3635 days after the expiry of limitation period. As per the averments made, the applicants were under the bonafide impression that they have already filed appeal alongwith other claimants and the same is pending and when number of appeals arising out of the same acquisition were decided, they came to know in the month of April, 2010 that their appeal has not been filed. Thereafter, they took steps to file the instant appeal. The averments as made are totally vague as to why the appellants were under the impression that they have already filed appeal alongwith other claimants. Thus, an explanation submitted by the appellants for condoning such a huge delay of 3635 days in filing this appeal is not acceptable. C.M.No.7727-CI of 2011 in/and -2- RFA No.3388 of 2011 (O&M) Prayer for condoning such a huge delay is rejected. Consequently, this appeal is also dismissed being time barred. No other applications survive for adjudication. September 28, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) savita JUDGE