IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.K.BALAKRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 14TH JULY 2011 / 23RD ASHADHA 1933 Mat.Appeal.No. 540 of 2011() ------------------------------------------ OS.278/2000 OF FAMILY COURT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. .................... APPELLANT/DEFENDANT: -------------------------------------- CHELLAPPAN, S/O MANAS, VADAKKEVILA VEEDU, KUTHIRAPPETTY, KONCHIRA, VEMBAYAM VILLAGE. BY ADV. SRI.G.SUDHEER RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. PONNAMMA, D/O.LEKSHMI, VADAKKEVILA VEEDU, KUTHIRAPPETTY, KONCHIRA, VEMBAYAM VILLAGE, 695 018. 2. RAGINI, D/O.PONNAMMA VADAKKEVILA VEEDU, KUTHIRAPPETTY, KONCHIRA, VEMBAYAM VILLAGE, 695 018. 3. RAJESH, S/O.PONNAMMA VADAKKEVILA VEEDU, KUTHIRAPPETTY, KONCHIRA, VEMBAYAM VILLAGE, 695 018. BY THIS MATRIMONIAL APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 14/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: rs Mat.Appeal.No. 540 of 2011 ORDER ON I.A. NO.1848/2011 IN M.A.540/2011 DISMISSED 14/07/2011. SD/- THOTTATHIL B.RADHAKRISHNAN, JUDGE SD/- N.K.BALAKRISHNAN, JUDGE //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE rs Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan & N.K.Balakrishnan, JJ. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Mat.Appeal 540 of 2011 & C.M.Appl.1489 of 2011 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 14th day of July, 2011. Judgment Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, J. The captioned C.M.Application is filed seeking condonation of 3136 days(more than 8 years) in filing an appeal against an ex parte order granting maintenance to wife and minor children. The affidavit filed in support of the application for condonation of delay is that the appellant was bedridden from 2002 to 2004 and was unable to do any work or raise funds and had also raised objections before the court below. We do not find any reason in the affidavit disclosing sufficient cause for condonation of enormous delay. There is no medical certificate. There is nothing to indicate even in the appeal that there are sufficient grounds to interfere with the judgment MA540/11 -: 2 :- granting maintenance at the rate of Rs.500/- per month each to the wife and child. The C.M.Application fails. The same is accordingly dismissed as one lacking sufficient cause. Resultantly, the appeal is rejected. Thottathil B.Radhakrishnan, Judge. N.K.Balakrishnan, Judge. Sha/1607