Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 54 · Decided 19 February 1987
Collector, Land Acquisition, Anantnag & ANR. v. MST. Katiji & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 54 · [1987] 2 S.C.R. 387
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 460/1987
- Decided
- 19 February 1987
- Bench
- M.P. THAKKAR, B.C. RAY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- CPC; Limitation Act Section 5
Headnote
ANANTNAG & ANR, V, MST. KATJJI & ORS. FEBRUARY 19, 1987 [M.P, THAKKAR AND B.C. RAY, JJ,] Indian Limitation Act, 1963; s,5-Condoning delay in filing appeal-Existence of 'sufficient cause'-Determination of-State seek­ ing condonation of delay-To be treated equitably, An appeal by the High Court as time barred, being four days beyond time, by rejecting an application for condonation of dalay. The State appealed to this Court by special leave. Allowing the appeal, HLED: 1.1 The expression 'sufficient cause' employed by the legislature in s.5 of the Indian Limitation
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