RANCHI, India, May 29 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 29:

1. Herad learned counsel for the parties at length.

2. This application seeks condonation of a delay of 227 days in instituting this Letters Patent Appeal. The Letters Patent Appeal challenges the learned Single Judge's order dated 21.08.2024. For reasons discussed hereafter, we are satisfied that sufficient cause has not been shown to condone this delay.

3. In paragraph-4 of this I.A., it is stated that the judgment was reserved on 01.08.2024 and was passed later on. This statement is kept deliberately vague. After that, it is pleaded that after coming to know about the judgment, the matter was informed to the legal department of the appellant management. Again, there are no details regarding when and by whom the judgment was communicated, or the date on which this fact was communicated to the appellant management.

4. Further, it is pleaded that the legal department, after going through the judgment dated 21.08.2024, sent a copy of the judgment to the higher authority for perusal of the facts of the judgment. Again, no dates or details have been supplied.

5. In paragraph 5, it is pleaded that the higher authority, after going through the judgment, directed the legal department to prefer the L.P.A. Again, no dates or details have been supplied.

6. In paragraph-6, it is pleaded that the legal department then directed the counsel on record to prefer the L.P.A. Again, no dates or details have been supplied.

7. In paragraph 7, it is pleaded that on 19.03.2025, i.e., almost seven months after the judgment and order dated 21.08.2024 was passed, a certified copy was applied for. Again, there is no explanation for the delay in applying for the certified copy or for the date on which it was issued.

8. Then, in paragraph-7, it is pleaded that L.P.A No. 348 of 2025 [however, the correct number is L.P.A No. 384 of 2025] was filed to challenge this very judgment and order dated 21.08.2024. Again, it is not pleaded on what date this L.P.A was precisely filed. What is most significant is that this L.P.A. No. 384 of 2025 was dismissed as not pressed on 25.08.2025.

9. This Court's order dated 25.08.2025 disposing of L.P.A No. 384 of 2025 reads as follows:

"1. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that she has got instruction not to press the present appeals with liberty to the appellant to avail appropriate remedy as available under law. 2. Considering the said submission of learned counsel for the appellant, the present appeals are dismissed as not pressed". 3. In case, such liberty is resorted to by initiating appropriate proceedings within a period of 30 days, the period of limitation shall not come in the way of the appellant while computing the period of limitation for such proceedings in view of the fact that the matters remained pending before this Court since 04.04.2025 and 05.05.2025 respectively."

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816xyAgDL2ROtPbNvCHgXAbUzbCUs8RFjF1F7Mz7zpvLa1a&caseno=LPA/600/2025&cCode=1&cino=JHHC010306192025&state_code=7&appFlag=)

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