SECOND APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. 439 of 2017 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW SECOND APPEAL DEFECTIVE No. - 439 of 2017 State of U.P. Thru. Collector Kheri and 3 others …..Appellant(s) Versus Ram Kishun …..Respondent(s) Counsel for Appellant(s) : Standing Counsel, Counsel for Respondent(s) : Court No. - 20 HON'BLE PRASHANT KUMAR, J. C.M. Application No.97004 of 2017 (Condonation of Delay) 1. This is an application for condonation of delay in filing the instant appeal. 2. Heard Shri Hemant Kumar Pandey, learned Standing Counsel for the State-appellants and perused the record. 3. The instant belated appeal has been preferred against the judgment and decree dated 21.02.2005 passed by the Additional District Judge, Court No.6, Lakhimpur Kheri in Civil Appeal No.154 of 2003 (State of U.P. & others vs. Ram Kishun) and also against the judgement and decree dated 23.10.2003 passed by the Civil Judge, Junior Division, Lakhimpur Kheri in R.S. No.942 of 2002 (Ram Kishun vs. State of U.P. & others). 4. The office has reported a delay of 12 years 3 months and 24 days in filing the instant appeal. 2 SAPLD No. - 439 of 2017 5. The reasons given in the affidavit filed in support of delay condonation application for delay are as