IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.620 of 2009 Bulu Devi, Daughter of Late Motiya Mosmat, resident of village- Belauri, P.S. Purnia Sadar, District- Purnia. ...Petitioner- Appellant. Versus 1. Union of India, through the Secretary, Ministry of Labour, Government of India having his office at Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi. 2. The Senior Regional Manager, Food Corporation of India, Arunachal Building, Exhibition Road, Patna-1. 3. The District Manager, Food Corporation of India, Nawratan Hata, Purnia. .... Respondents/Respondents. ----------- 03- 18.05.2009 Heard Mr. Awadhesh Kumar Mishra for the appellant. Learned counsel for the appellant presses I.A. No.2999 of 2009 seeking condonation of the delay in filing the appeal. The records indicate that the appellant has filed the present appeal late by 309 days. In the application seeking condonation, the appellant has stated as under: “4. That the petitioner is resident of a very remote place in the district of Purnia and after disposal of the said writ petition, the advocate’s clerk sent a letter to the petitioner but the same was not handed over to her and it appears that the person who received it did not make over the same to the petitioner”. “5. That for the reason stated above the petitioner could not know regarding the disposal of the writ petition in proper time rather when she came to Patna on 20.4.2009, she was apprised by her advocate regarding disposal of the said writ petition.” 2 2. This Court finds that no sufficient/ adequate ground has been made out for condoning the delay in filing the appeal. Even if this Court takes a liberal view, this Court finds material disentitling the appellant from seeking relief. 3. I.A. No.2999 of 2009 is accordingly dismissed. 4. Since we have dismissed the interlocutory application seeking condonation of the delay, the appeal also becomes incompetent. Accordingly the appeal is also dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) (Kishore K. Mandal, J.) S.K.Pathak/