CDS INFRA PROJECTS LIMITED vs REINFORCED EARTH INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

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$~122 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 30.04.2025 + RFA(COMM) 245/2025 CDS INFRA PROJECTS LIMITED .....APPELLANT Through: Mr. Ankur Singh & Ms. Himanshi Sisodiya, Advocates. versus REINFORCED EARTH INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED .....RESPONDENT Through: Mr. Gurinder Pal Singh, Mr. Siddharth Borah & Ms. Maryam Beg, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA VIBHU BAKHRU, J. (Oral) CM APPL. 25898/2025 (exemption) 1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. CM APPL. 25897/2025 (condonation of delay) 3. The Appellant has filed the present application seeking condonation of delay of 172 days in filing the appeal. 4. The judgment and decree against the Appellant was passed on 29.08.2024. 5. The Appellant had applied for a certified copy of the impugned judgment and decree on 14.11.2024 which was made available on 11.12.2024. It is material to note that when the application for a certified copy was made, time period for filing the present appeal had already expired. Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:05.05.2025 RFA(COMM) 245/2025 Page 1 of 3 15:19:10 6. There is no explanation for not filing the present appeal during the period 29.08.2024 to 14.11.2024. 7. There is no explanation for the delay in moving the application for the certified copy of the impugned judgment and decree. Concededly, the period between 29.08.2024 to 14.11.2024 is also required to be considered while computing the delay in filing the present appeal. Only the period from the date of application for the certified copy to the date on which it was prepared is required to be excluded. It is seen that the Appellant has not furnished any credible explanation for the delay in fi