IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ... FAO No.1477 of 2009(O&M) Decided on : September 01, 2009 Puran Devi and others ... Applicant-Appellants VERSUS Harvinder Singh ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: None for the applicant – appellants. A.N.JINDAL, J.- None appears for the applicant – appellants. Even on the last date of hearing, none had appeared on their behalf. Challenge in this appeal is to the award dated 6.8.2007 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar. The appeal having been filed after the prescribed period, is accompanied by an application for condonation of delay of 380 days. The only plea set up on behalf of the appellants is that they being poor and illiterate persons were not aware of the court procedure and they believed that further steps were to be taken after the payment of amount to them, as such, they could not approach this court in time. The plea taken by the appellant lacks substance. It is well settled law that ignorance of law is no excuse. Finding no sufficient grounds to condone such a long delay, the application is dismissed. Consequently, the appeal also fails. September 01, 2009 ( A.N.JINDAL ) `gian' JUDGE