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. 404 of 2008 --------------------------------- OPELE.53/2004 of ADDL.D.C. ,THODUPUZHA .................... REVN. PETITIONER/RESPONDENT: KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. BY ADV. SRI. ASOK M.CHERIYAN, SC, KSEB RESPONDENT/PETITIONER: ALEYKUTTY, W/O.THOMAS, VECHURCHERUVIL HOUSE, EZHUKUMVAYAL KARA, KALKOONTHAL VILLAGE, UDUMPANCHOLA TALUK. 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.376 of 2008 & C.R.P.No.404 of 2008 -------------------------- ORDER Though service is complete, respondent has not entered appearance. 2. This is an application seeking for condonation of delay of 531 days in filing the revision petition. The impugned award was passed on 31.3.2006 and application for certified copy of the award was filed only on 16.6.2007, after more than one year and two months and there is absolutely no explanation as to why there was so much delay, though administrative delay is attempted to be assigned as the reasons for the delay subsequently caused. In the absence of any explanation with respect to the delay from the date of award, namely, 31.3.2006 till 16.6.2007, the date of filing of the application for certified copy of the impugned award, by which time, the time to prefer revision had already expired, the application to CRP 404/08 2 condone the delay does not deserve to be allowed. 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