RSA No. 3530 of 2008 1 IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH RSA No. 3530 of 2008(O&M) Date of Decision : 12.2.2009 Bablu & another .......... Appellants Versus Mani Karan Mahajan & another ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD K. SHARMA Present : Mr. Jetinder Pal Singh, Advocate for the appellants. **** VINOD K. SHARMA, J. (ORAL) C.M. No. 10541-C of 2008 This is an application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act for condoning the delay of 2282 days in filing the appeal. The only ground on which the condonation of delay is sought is that due to the financial constraint the appeal could not be filed within the period of limitation and the same is being filed after arranging the funds. It may be noticed that the Court Fee payable in this appeal is only Rs. 25/- and it is hardly believable that so much time was taken for arranging meager amount for filing the appeal. Even if the appellant was actually in financial constraint he should have taken the aid of Legal Services Authority. RSA No. 3530 of 2008 2 In any case, even if he was really in financial constraint to approach this Court, the plea cannot be accepted for condoning such long delay. No other ground for condoning the delay has been pleaded in the application. The ground raised cannot be said to be sufficient ground for condoning the delay of 2282 days in filing the appeal. Consequently, the application is dismissed. RSA No. 3530 of 2008 Dismissed as time barred. 12.2.2009 ( VINOD K. SHARMA ) 'sp' JUDGE