Supreme Court of India

Ramlal, Motilal and Chhotelal v. Rewa Coalfields Ltd.

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Reported as [1962] 2 S.C.R. 762
Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.
Decided 4 May 1961

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What the Court ordered

In the result the appeal is allowed, the delay of one day made in filing the appeal is condoned, and the case eent back to the Court of the Judicial Commissioner for disposal on the merits in accord­ ance with law.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Limitation-Oondoniition of delay in filing appeal-Period for which delay to be explained-Indian Limitation Act, 1908 (Act IX of 1908) s. 5. In an application under s.5 of the Indian Limitation Act for condonation of one day's delay in filing an appeal, the question arose whether the appellant had to explain his con­ duct during the whole period prescribed for filing the appeal or he has to explain the delay between the last day for filing the appeal and the date on which the appeal was actually filed. Section 5 of the Limitation Act lays down that an appeal may be admitted after the period of

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