SH. VISHWRAJ vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 05.02.2026 Pronounced on : 13.03.2026 Uploaded on : 13.03.2026 FAO 34/2026 SH. VISHWRAJ .....Appellant Through: Mr. Rajan Sood, Ms. Ashima Sood and Ms. Megha Sood, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Dhananjai Rana, CGSC for UOI with Mr. Arvind, GP. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT CM APPL. 7965/2026 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application is disposed of. CM APPL. 7964/2026 (Condonation of delay of 200 days) 1. By way of the present application, the appellant seeks condonation of delay of 200 days in filing the accompanying appeal under Section 23 of the Railway Claims Tribunal Act, 1987. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the delay occurred on account of circumstances beyond the control of the appellant. It is submitted that the appellant belongs to an economically weak background. Owing to 3. In this regard, reference may be made to the decision of this Court in Mohsina v. Union of India1, wherein a Co-ordinate Bench condoned a delay of 804 days in filing the appeal while taking into account the socio-economic condition of the c