RANCHI, India, May 1 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on March 30:
1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.
2. This I.A. No. 13211 of 2024 seeks condonation of delay of 211 days in instituting the appeal.
3. The I.A. is replete with usual reasons of bureaucratic delay based upon which a case of sufficient cause cannot be said to have been made out.
4. The application records that after the order dated 10.04.2024 was made, as late as on 22.10.2024 it was decided to seek legal opinion from the learned Advocate General. The learned Advocate General is reported to have advised the filing of this appeal on 28.10.2024.
5. The I.A. states that even thereafter there were 'several rounds of discussions' and there was 'series of discussions' only to finalize the grounds. By simply pleading that the file has moved from table to table or that the opinion of the learned Advocate General was sought almost six months after the impugned order was made cannot be a ground for condonation of delay. We rely upon the reasoning in the case of Postmaster General and Others Vs. Living Media India Limited and Another, reported in (2012) 3 SCC 563 and our order dated 03.02.2026 in L.P.A. No. 56 of 2025 to dismiss this I.A. No sufficient cause is shown, therefore, this I.A. is dismissed without any order as to costs. L.P.A. No. 225 of 2025
6. As a consequence the Letters Patent Appeal will not survive and is disposed of. Pending I.A. if any also stands closed.
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