Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 151, Order 37, Rule 3 -- Summary suit for recovery - Non-appearance of defendant - Condonation of delay - O.37.R.3 CPC clearly provides for defendant to make his appearance before Court within a period of 10 days after service of summons - However, defendant after a period of 20 days made his appearance before Court and presented..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 3, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Substitution of Legal heirs - Death of plaintiff no.1 - Condonation of delay - Matter was referred to meditation which could not be settled - Respondents being heirs of deceased plaintiff no.1 would be entitled to benefit of result of suit - It is not relevant whether they were parties to..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 2 years 29 days in filing application to restore suit dismissed in default - Plaintiffs were not informed by advocate representing them about dismissal of suit - Immediately on coming to know about such dismissal of suit, plaintiffs acted upon and filed necessary application - Delay condoned subject to cost..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 546 days in filing appeal - Unaware of disposal of suit for a long period of 2 years does not amount to sufficient cause - Negligent attitude on the part of petitioner in pursuing the matter during course of trial proceedings in the suit as well as in preferring appeal is borne by record - Delay not..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 838 days in filing application for setting aside ex parte decree - Having contested the case in a lackadaisical manner and having failed to offer an acceptable explanation for the delay, petitioners cannot bank upon elasticity of the term `sufficient cause' to plead equity or seek permission to contest the..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 115 -- (as amended in State of Orissa) - Revision - Maintainability - Order allowing application u/s 5 of Limitation Act - Application for condonation of delay in filing first appeal has no independent existence bereft of appeal - It cannot be said that said order passed in limitation application was passed in any original or independent..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Application filed beyond prescribed time of 30 days - In absence of condonation of delay application order passed U.O.9.R.9 CPC either dismissing it or allowing it renders the order non-est...........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 13 -- Ex parte decree - Setting aside - Defendant was incarcerated in jail and could not attend the civil suit proceedings - If it was felt that application for setting aside ex parte decree is filed belatedly, Court could have given an opportunity to defendant to file an application for condonation of delay and costs could have..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Condonation of delay - Delay in filing appeal - Appellant had gone out of State for earning his livelihood and his brother also died after prolonged disease - He therefore, could not contact his counsel nor his counsel informed him about decreeing of suit in favour of plaintiff - Order dismissing application for condonation of delay set..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 149 -- Deficient Court fee - Delay in payment - If entire Court fee is paid within limitation period provided for filing suit, no notice is necessary to respondent in the application for condonation of delay in payment of deficient Court fee...........
