THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO CIVIL REVISION PETITION Nos.3521 and 3632 of 2008 COMMON ORDER: Heard both sides and at their request the main Civil Revision Petitions itself are taken up for disposal at the stage of admission. The petitioner in both the Revisions, who is the defendant, filed these Revision Petition Nos.3521 and 3632 of 2008, under Section 115 of C.P.C., inter alia, seeking to assail the correctness of the orders, dated 12.11.2007 and 31.12.2007, passed in I.A.No.6 of 2007 in O.S.No.215 of 2006 and I.A.No.5 of 2007 in O.S.No.214 of 2006, respectively, on the file of the V Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad, dismissing the applications filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, wherein he sought for condonation of delay in filing the applications to set aside the ex parte decrees. The main reason shown in support of the said applications is that the plaintiff being the Managing Director of the Company has entrusted the case to his counsel and the said person did not follow it up and hence, the delay has occurred and the absence also is, of course, for the said reason. The Court below did not accept the same and dismissed the applications. Hence, the present Revisions. Having heard the learned counsel appearing on either side and on perusal of the material on record, it is seen that the procedural law should be liberally interpreted so as to give an opportunity to the parties to contest the matter on merits rather than on technicalities. On the other hand, the delay is not a long one to put the blame as such. Though the reason for the delay is shown on the counsel, however, that does not account as far as the present applications are concerned. Accordingly, the Civil Revision Petitions are allowed and the impugned orders are set aside, and I.A.No.6 of 2007 in O.S.No.215 of 2006 and I.A.No.5 of 2007 in O.S.No.214 of 2006 on the file of the V Senior Civil Judge, City Civil Court, Hyderabad are allowed. There shall be no order as to costs. ________________________ JUSTICE B.PRAKASH RAO 10th December 2010 DR