Supreme Court of India
K.B. Lal (krishna Bahadur Lal) v. Gyanendra Pratap & Ors.
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What the Court ordered
We find no reason to interfere with the impugned order dated 19.05.2022 of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
Judgment, page 8
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether there was sufficient cause for delay of fourteen years in filing an application under Order IX, Rule 7 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Headnotes Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 – Order IX Rule 7 – Application filed after delay of 14 years – Limitation Act, 1963, s. 5 – Condonation of delay is discretionary power of the court – Power to be exercised judiciously – Not in cases of gross negligence on part of litigant – 14 years delay cannot be condoned – ‘Sufficient cause’ not shown – Gross negligence on part of appellant in pursuing the matter. Held: Appellant took
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