SH. RAJ KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 22.01.2026 Pronounced on : 28.01.2026 Uploaded on : 28.01.2026 FAO 82/2021 SH. RAJ KUMAR .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood and Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates. Versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Jitesh Vikram Srivastava, Advocate (SPC) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT CM APPL. 7518/2021 1. By way of the present application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with Section 151 of The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC), the appellant seeks condonation of delay of 1035 days in filing the present appeal. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that after passing of the impugned judgment/order dated 02.08.2017, the appellant could not file the present appeal within the prescribed period. It is submitted that the appellant belongs to an economically weaker section and, due to paucity of funds, was 3. Learned counsel for the respondent, on the other hand, has opposed the application. 4. It is worthwhile to note that in Mohsina v. Union of India1, a Co- ordinate Bench of this Court condoned a delay of 804 days in filing the appeal, taking into account the po