SHANTI DEVI vs KAUSHALIYA DEVI

The Supreme Court upheld the decision of the High Court affirming the order of the Additional District Judge which condoned a delay of over eleven years in filing a substitution application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963. The Court established that the delay was justified given the circumstances and did not constitute an abuse of process of law. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's ruling allowing the substitution of legal representatives in a long-standing tenancy dispute.