IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH R.S.A. No. 4702 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision: November 29, 2011 XEN Sub Urban Division No.1, UHBVN Ltd. Karnal and others .. Appellants Vs. Yudhister Kumar and another .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mr. Partap Singh, Advocate for the appellants. A.N. Jindal, J (Oral) This appeal has arisen out of the judgment dated 4.10.2010 passed by the learned Additional District Judge, Karnal, upholding the judgment passed in the suit filed by the plaintiff- respondent (herein referred as, 'the respondent') declaring him entitled to 2 ACPs w.e.f. 6.4.1972 and 31.10.1991 along with interest @ 12% pr annum and consequently, the plaintiff was entitled to the promotion to the post of A.F.M. as per seniority. The appeal being delayed by 257 days in filing and 26 days in re-filing, is also accompanied by applications for condonation of delay. The grounds set out in the applications filed by the appellant are that after the judgment was passed on 4.10.2010, the counsel for the appellant received the certified copy on the judgment on 12.10.2010 and thereafter the file was sent to the head office of the appellants at Panchkula and the time was spent in completing the formalities. Ultimately the appeal was filed on 21.9.2011. Having perused the allegations in the application accompanied by an affidavit, it transpires that there is no mention as to what formalities had to be completed and how much time these formalities had to take for their completion before filing the appeal. In any manner one year cannot be consumed in according the approval, engaging the counsel and then filing the appeal. Consequently, finding no sufficient ground to condone the delay, both the applications stand dismissed. Resultantly, the accompanying appeal also fails. November 29, 2011 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge