Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 37, Rule 3 - - Recovery suit - Leave to defend - Delay - Condonation of delay - Separate application to condone delay not absolutely necessary - Once some reasoning is given in the application seeking leave to defend suit, Court is required to go into grounds of delay, consider them and then pass a reasoned order accepting or rejecting..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Delay - Condonation - Delay of 28 days - Ground of ill-health - Dismissal of application U.O.9.R.9 CPC bars institution of fresh suit - However, if application itself contains sufficiency of reasons for condonation of delay then there is no necessity..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 9, Rule 9, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Restoration of suit dismissed in default - Delay - Condonation - Delay of 26 days - Ground of ill health - No documentary evidence in support thereof - Delay is not abnormal - Delay condoned subject to payment of costs of Rs.1,000/- - Suit restored...........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 222 days in filing the appeal - Plea of appellant that due to poverty she could not arrange for fee to engage counsel - Ex facie explanation sought to be tendered lacks bonfides as applicant being fully conscious of her rights and/or for redressal of her grievance had engaged a counsel and filed present..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 4, 9, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Abatement of suit - Delay in bringing on record LRs of deceased defendant - Condonation of delay - In deciding application for setting aside abatement of suit and condonation of delay in taking steps for substitution of LRs, a liberal approach should be taken so that substantial justice may..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 22, Rule 4, 9, Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Abatement of suit - Delay in bringing on record LRs of deceased defendant - Condonation of delay - Neither plaintiff was aware of fact that defendant had expired on Sep. 2013 nor had he committed any intentional delay in filing application after Oct. 2015 - LRs of deceased defendant were..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 341 days in filing petition U.O.9.R.13 CPC - Maintenance proceedings u/s 18 of HAMA - Ex parte decree passed against husband directing him to pay Rs.12,000 PM - However, no amount of maintenance paid by husband to wife - Husband offered to deposit 50% of amount due towards maintenance from date of decree,..........
Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 8, Rule 6A, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Order 20, Rule 19 -- Counter Claim - Civil suit and counter claim were disposed of vide composite judgment and decree - Appellant challenged decree passed in favour of respondent and dismissal of counter claim - There is no requirement to file separate appeal to challenge counter claim which was in..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 1514 days in filing application for restoration of suit dismissed in default - Plaintiff pleaded that suit dismissed for default as he was in coma - However, plaintiff completely failed to produce any evidence with respect to his assertion that he was in coma, which prevented him from filing application for..........
Limitation Act, 1963, Section 5, Civil Procedure Code, 1908, Section 100, 151 -- Condonation of delay - Delay of 1889 days in filing second appeal - Suit for declaration and permanent injunction - Delay in the case is more than 5 years - No satisfactory or plausible explanation rendered, which might have been taken into consideration to condone delay - Moreover,..........
