NIRA GARG vs OM PRAKASH GROVER

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14.02.2025 + RC.REV. 312/2024 & CM APPL. 64713-64714/2024 NIRA GARG .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sujoy Datta, Ms. Nishtha Khurana, Ms. Mahima Shekhawat & Ms. Aayushi Jain, Advocates. versus OM PRAKASH GROVER .....Respondent Through: Ms. Tara Chand Gupta, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) CM APPL. 64713/2024 [seeking condonation of delay] 1. This is an Application filed on behalf of the Petitioner seeking condonation of 445 days’ delay in refiling the Revision Petition. 2. Notice in this Application was issued by this Court on 05.11.2024. 3. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner reiterates his contention as were made on the last date of hearing that the Petitioner is an octogenarian and the Petitioner had entrusted the file of this matter to his previous counsel. 4. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner further submits that the Petition seeking to challenge to the Impugned Order was filed before this Court on 17.07.2023 and the matter was thereafter was marked for defects. However, the defects were not removed by the previous counsel. It is further contended that the Petitioner was informed by the previous counsel that the matter is proceeding, however, thereafter the previous counsel stopped Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:18.02.2025 RC.REV. 312/2024 Page 1 of 6 03:26:13 responding to the Petitioner, and on 09.08.2024, the Petitioner applied for certified copy of the records from the learned Trial Court and appointed a new counsel who informed her that the matter has been lying in defects for over a year. The defects were removed and it took some time thereafter. The matter was listed before this Court on 05.11.2024. 5. Learned Cou