'Merits' Or 'Drawbacks' Of Case Can't Be Used To Justify Delay In Filing Appeal: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court recently dismissed an application seeking to condone the delay of 880 days in filing an appeal. The appeal was made by M/s Mani Venkata Constructions and its partners (Appellants) against the judgment passed by the Principal District Judge, Visakhapatnam, in O.S. No. 267 of 2009. The appellants had filed the application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, requesting the Court to condone the…