SHASHI JAGGI & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 08.05.2026 Pronounced on : 14.05.2026 Uploaded on : 14.05.2026 FAO 37/2024 SHASHI JAGGI & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Anshuman Bal, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Chiranjiv Kumar, Mr. Mukesh Sachdeva, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT CM APPL. 5604/2024 (seeking condonation of delay of 76 days in filing the appeal) 1. By way of the present application, the applicants/ appellants seek condonation of delay of 76 days in filing the appeal. 2. Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the appeal was drafted on 07.10.2023 and was sent to the appellants for signing. It is submitted that the counsel had requested the appellants to visit his chamber with the signed papers; however, the appellants received the papers in the last week of October, 2023 itself. It is further submitted that appellant no.1 and appellant 3. Considering the peculiar facts and circumstances of the present case, and guided by the beneficial nature of the concerned legislation, this Court finds that the appellants has been able to show sufficient cause for the delay in filing the present app