A.O.,Wesco Utility v. Santosh Ku.Patel

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

WA No.707 of 2019 Authorized Officer, WESCO Utility, Sambalpur ....

Appellant Mr. Prasanta Kumar Tripathy, Advocate -versusSantosh Kumar Patel & Another ....

Respondents None

CORAM:

THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE M. S. RAMAN Order No.

ORDER

17.11.2022 02.

I.A No.64 of 2020 and WA No.707 of 2019

1. According to the Registry, the delay is 138 days. According to the Appellant, the delay is 99 days. Either way, the reasons put forth by the Appellant for condonation of delay are not convincing at all. The delay is attributable purely due to administrative reasons which cannot be considered to be acceptable as bonafide after the judgment of the Supreme Court of India in Chief Post Master General & Ors. v. Living Media India Ltd., (2012) 3 SCC 563 and a series of

judgments thereafter. Consequently, the Court is not inclined to condone the delay.

2. The I.A. for condonation of delay is dismissed. Consequently, the writ appeal is dismissed.

(Dr. S. Muralidhar) Chief Justice (M. S. Raman) Judge MRS/Laxmikant