IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM No.12400-CI of 2011 & RFA No.5492 of 2011 Date of decision: 5.9.2011 State of Haryana and others ......Appellant(s) Versus Sanjay Mittal and others ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Indresh Goel, Additional Advocate General, Haryana for the appellants. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) There is a delay of 360 days in filing this appeal. The only reason given for condoning the aforesaid delay is that it has been caused due to shortage of staff and time as well as the departmental procedural requirements. It is well settled that administrative exigency cannot be a ground to condone the delay. Thus, prayer for condoning the delay is rejected. Since the delay has not been condoned, the appeal is also dismissed as time barred. However, it is made clear that the respondent-State shall be at liberty to fix the responsibility of the officer concerned because of whom the delay has been caused in filing this appeal and take further necessary action in accordance with law including recovery of the loss/amount resulting to the public exchequer, from delinquent officer. September 5, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE