Negligence of advocate cannot be held to be a 'sufficient' or 'just cause' to entertain a condonation of delay application

Citation 

2024-1-L.W. 7

BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT

Reserved on: 06.12.2023

 Pronounced on: 20.12.2023

 C.R.P(MD)No.798 of 2019 and C.M.P(MD)No.4896 of 2019 

P.B.Balaji, J.

Chitravel & another Petitioners

VS.

Jothimani Respondents

PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition filed under section 115 of the Civil Procedure Code, against the Fair order and Decreetal Order made in I.A.No.33 of 2017 in A.S.No..... of 2019 dated 25.03.2019 on the file of the Subordinate Court, Srivilliputhur.

Limitation act, Section 5, sufficient cause, what is

Practice/condone blaming advocate delay affidavit,suit for partition was dismissed Appeal with application to condone delay of 1757 days allowed - was filed and Revision by defendant - Accusation against counsel, effect of - Negligence of advocate cannot be held to be a 'sufficient' or 'just cause' to entertain a condonation of delay application - Affidavits lawyers is not a healthy trend accusing para 13

No sufficient cause shown by respondent, especially when when the respondent has chosen to blame his advocate and attempted to have the delay condoned on the strength of such allegations - Appeal dismissed

Denial of a fact in affidavit, nature of specific denial - when needed para 18 -