DAVINDER SINGH vs SAJJAN SINGH ALIAS BABBU AND ANOTHER

SARITA RANI 2026.05.05 12:14 I attest to the accuracy of this document/order FAO No.4999 of 2025 (O&M) 2026:PHHC:068779 and financial distress and could not approach his counsel in me. It is further pleaded that the appellant was under a mistaken belief that the limitaon period for filing the appeal was nine months. 5. The explanaon offered does not constute “sufficient cause” within the meaning of Secon 5 of the Limitaon Act. A perusal of the record reveals that the appellant was duly represented before the Tribunal by a counsel. Thus, the plea of ignorance of limitaon is untenable, as ligants are presumed to act on legal advice available to them. 6. It is equally significant that the accident occurred in November 2020 and the claim peon itself was instuted in March 2022, which demonstrates that the appellant was capable of pursuing legal remedies. The bald asseron that he remained incapacitated or financially constrained for a prolonged period is unsupported by any cogent material. 7. The law is well se.led that while a liberal approach is to be adopted in condonaon ma.ers, such liberality cannot extend to condoning inordinate and unexplained delays. The expression “sufficien