IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.P.BALACHANDRAN TUESDAY, THE 9TH DECEMBER 2008 / 18TH AGRAHAYANA 1930 CRP.No. 1119 of 2007 ----------------------------------- TLB/SR.377/1973 of TALUK LAND BOARD, MUKUNDAPURAM .................... REVN. PETITIONER/RESPONDENT: STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY THE TALUK LAND BOARD, MUKUNDAPURAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SMT.R.BINDU RESPONDENTS: 1. ROSY, W/O.LONAPPAN, ALAPPATT THOPPIL HOUSE, KARANCHIRA, KATTOOR, MUKUNDAPURAM TALUK, THRISSUR DISTRICT. 2. OUSEPH, S/O.LONAPPAN, DO. DO. 3. TONY, S/O.LONAPPAN, DO. DO. 4. MARRY, S/O.LONAPPAN, DO. DO. ADV. SRI.RENJITH THAMPAN FOR R1 SMT.P.A.ANITHA FOR R1 THIS CIVIL REVISION PETITION HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 09/12/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: K.P. Balachandran, J. -------------------------- C.M.Appl.No.1179 of 2007 & C.R.P.No.1119 of 2007 -------------------------- ORDER This is an application filed by the State seeking for condonation of delay of 2492 days in filing the revisin petition. The order assailed is dated 15.2.2000. As per the averment in the affidavit accompanying the application for condonation of delay, copy of the said order has been received on 25.1.2001. It is submitted that the records necessary for directions being given after scrutiny of the order had not been forwarded by the Land Board despite several letters from February 2001 onwards and the file was forwarded only on 11.7.2005, after a number of reminders. Thereafter also delay had occurred and that is sought to be explained as administrative delay. However, the delay caused is as much as 2492 days in filing the revision petition and the successful party is not expected to wait indefinitely to see CRP 1119/07 2 whether any revision is being filed by the State. The delay of as much as 2492 days has been brought about by irresponsible and lethargic attitude on behalf of the Government officers, for which the Government have to suffer and not the respondent in whose favour the Land Board has passed the impugned order. Therefore, the delay of as much as 2492 days in filing the revision petition is not liable to be condoned. In the result, I dismiss this C.M. Application. Consequently, the revision petition also stands dismissed as barred by limitation. 9th December, 2008 (K.P.Balachandran, Judge) tkv