IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.130 of 2009 1. RAM CHARITAR SINGH 2. ARJUN SINGH 3. BALMIKI SINGH, ALL SONS OF LATE NANDKESHWAR SINGH 4. NIRANJAN SINGH 5. RAVINDRA SINGH,BOTH SONS OF LATE SAHDEO SINGH 6. DILIP KUMAR SHARMA @ DILIP KUMAR SHARMA 7. MANISH KUMAR 8. SANTOSH KUMAR 9. AVINASH KUMAR,ALL SONS OF LATE DOMAN SINGH 10. BASANTI DEVI, WIFE OF LATE DOMAN SINGH, ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE KADAMTAR, P.S. SILAO, DISTRICT NALANDA------ APPELLANTS Versus 1. THE STATE OF BIHAR 2. THE ADDITIONAL MEMBER, BOARD OF REVENUE, BIHAR, PATNA 3. ADDITIONAL COLLECTOR, NALANDA AT BIHAR SHARIF, NALANDA 4. DEPUTY COLLECTOR, LAND REFORMS, BIHAR SHARIF, NALANDA 5. ANANDI SINGH SON OF PRADEEP SINGH 6. SADHU SARANN YADAV, SON OF LATE PACHCHU YADAV ALL RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE KADAMTAR P.S. SILAO, DISTRICT NALANDA 7. ARUNA DEVI, WIFE OF LATE INDRADEO SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KADAMTAR, P.S. SILAO DISTRICT NALANDA---RESPONDENTS ----------- Reg:- I.A. No. 835 of 2009 3 16.2.2009 This application has been filed for condoning the delay in filing the appeal. According to the Stamp Reporter, the appeal is barred by limitation of one year and 238 days. We have heard Mr. Anjani Kumar, on behalf of the appellants. According to the appellants they did not know the name of the lawyer, who had represented them in the writ petition and - 2 - therefore did not know about the order passed. If it is so appellants have to blame themselves for that. In our opinion, cause shown is not sufficient to condone the delay in filing the appeal. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. However a good cause may not be lost on the ground of limitation,.We have examined, prima facie, the merit of the case. The learned Single Judge had negatived the claim of the petitioners of pre- emption on the ground that transfer have taken place not by way of sale but as exchange of land between the two persons. Application filed for condoning the delay is dismissed. Consequently, the appeal also stands dismissed. (Chandramauli Kr.Prasad,ACJ.) (Shyam Kishore Sharma,J.) A.Kumar