IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O.No.2832 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 11.09.2009 Sarbjit Kaur and others ......Appellants VERSUS Satnam Singh and others ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Ashish Malik, Advocate, for Mr.Anupam Bhardwaj, Advocate, for the appellants. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated 04.05.2004, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Amritsar, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.2,70,000/- alongwith interest @ 9% per annum in favour of the claimants-appellants (herein referred as 'the appellants') on account of the death of Dalbir Singh, aged about 40 years, in a motor vehicular accident and against the respondents jointly and severally. This appeal, being time barred is accompanied by the applications for condonation of delay of 1381 days in filing and 314 days in its re-filing. The grounds, as set up by the appellants for condoning the delay, could not be said to be sufficient. The delay of few days or few hours could be condoned but this long delay could not be condoned on flimsy grounds. If such delay is condoned after ignoring the law of limitation, it would completely wipe out the Limitation Act and would send wrong signals to the society that any stale litigation could be entertained at any time. Dismissed. Resultantly, the appeal also fails. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 11.09.2009 mamta-II