SAIFI CONVEYOR SYSTEM vs SANDEEP GUPTA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI RFA(COMM) 345/2025, CM APPL. 35836/2025 & CM APPL. 35837/2025 SAIFI CONVEYOR SYSTEM .....Appellant Through: Mr. Vikrant Sharma, Adv. Mr. Amit Nahata, Adv. versus SANDEEP GUPTA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anil Kumar, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 03.02.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. There is a delay of 253 days in re-filing of the present appeal. In commercial matters, this Court has held, in Casablanca Apparels Pvt. Ltd. v. Polo/Lauren Company LP1 that delay in re-filing has also to be properly explained. Besides, in Government of Maharashtra v. Borse Brothers Engineers & Contractors Pvt Ltd2, the Supreme Court has held that Courts have to adopt an extremely strict approach while dealing with applications for condonation of delay. 2. No doubt, delay in re-filing may be entitled to greater latitude than delay in filing, but there has nonetheless be a semblance of an explanation in the application even for this Court to be expansive in that regard. 1 2025 SCC OnLine Del 5191 2 (2021) 6 SCC 460 3. The only explanation for the delay of 253 days in re-filing the appeal as contain