IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.M. Nos.8104-05-CI of 2011 in/and RFA No.3686 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:14.10.2011 Kulwinder Singh ...Appellant Versus State of Haryana and another ....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG 1. Whether reporters of local newspapers may be allowed to see judgment ? 2. To be referred to reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest ? Present: Mr. Satbir Gill, Advocate for the appellant. * * * RAKESH KUMAR GARG, J (ORAL) This is claimant/landowner's appeal challenging the award of the Reference Court on the ground that market value of the land in question has been assessed at a lessor rate. There is a delay of 574 days in filing and further delay of 490 days in re-filing of this appeal. In the application for condonation of delay in filing the appeal, it has been averred that initially there was a delay of 120 days only in filing the appeal. It is further averred that certified copy of the impugned award was not attached. Neither any application for exemption from filing the certified copy of the impugned award was sought and therefore, this appeal was returned back with the objections by the registry on 29.04.2008 and after removing the aforesaid objections by filing an application for granting exemption from filing the certified copy the appeal was re-filed on 26.05.2009 and in this way, the delay has occurred. C.M. Nos.8104-05-CI of 2011 in/and RFA No.3686 of 2011 (O&M) -2- However, no explanation is forthcoming why the appellant has taken so much time in re-filing the appeal i.e. w.e.f. 29.04.2008 to 26.05.2009. Even at the time of re-filing of the appeal certified copy was not placed on record. Thus, in the absence of any sufficient reason to explain the delay caused in filing as well as in re-filing of the appeal, the same could not be condoned. Since the applications for condonation of delay are rejected, this appeal is also dismissed being time barred. October 14, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) savita JUDGE