IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O.2468 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 16.09.2009 Mohinder Kaur and another ...... Appellants VERSUS Raja Singh and others ...... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Satnam Singh, Advocate, for Mr.G.S.Kaura, Advocate, for the appellants. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This appeal is directed against the award dated 11.09.2007, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ferozepur, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.1,22,000/- alongwith interest @ 6% per annum in favour of the appellants-claimants (herein referred as 'the appellants') and against the respondents on account of the death of Jaspal Singh aged about about 22 years, in a motor vehicular accident. This appeal, being time barred is accompanied by an application for condonation of delay of 456 days in its 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 of about one year and three months 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 16.09.2009 mamta-II