Devineni Padmaja vs Vundavalli Srinivasa Rao

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision to condone the delay of 992 days in filing the appeal under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, allowing the Defendant's Civil Revision Petition. The Court directed the Defendant to deposit half of the decretal amount and permitted the Plaintiff to withdraw the deposited amount, while restraining withdrawal of any amount deposited before the Trial Court. The First Appellate Court was instructed to decide the appeal on merits, as per the High Court's order.