C.M. No. 6981`-C of 2007 in/and RSA No. 2461 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M. No. 6981`-C of 2007 in/and RSA No. 2461 of 2007 Decided on : 24-03-2009 Raj ....Appellant VERSUS Smt. Alka Kumari and another ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER Present:- Mr. Chander Shekhar Sharma, Advocate for the appellant MAHESH GROVER, J The present application has been filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act praying for condonation of 3044 days in filing the appeal. The only reason which has been given in the application for condonation of delay is extracted hereunder:- “That there is delay of 3044 days in filing this appeal. The delay is because of the reason that the suit for declaration filed by the appellant was dismissed by the trial court and an appeal against the said order has been filed by the appellant. That appeal too was dismissed by the Ld. Appellate Court. The plaintiff-appellant was under the impression that the appeal was dismissed in default. However, about 15 days back, when the appellant has gone through the order of the Ld. Appellate Court, it has come to knowledge that the appeal too C.M. No. 6981`-C of 2007 in/and RSA No. 2461 of 2007 2 was dismissed on merit and not on default.” I am afraid the reason which has been given above does not constitute a sufficient ground for condonation of such an extraordinary delay of 3044 days in filing the appeal. In this view of the matter, the application for condonation of delay is dismissed and consequently, the appeal is also dismissed on the point of limitation. March 24 , 2009 (Mahesh Grover) rekha Judge