Sufficient cause for delayed appeals accepted where counsel misplaced papers and appellants were unfamiliar with legal procedure.

A delay of about one month in filing appeals was examined for sufficient cause. The explanation that the appeal papers were misplaced by counsel, coupled with the appellants' status as villagers unfamiliar with legal procedure, was accepted because the record did not contain material to discredit it. On that basis, the delay was condoned and the miscellaneous applications were allowed.

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Issues: Whether the delay of about one month in filing the appeals deserved to be condoned.

Analysis: The delay was attributed to the advocate's misplacement of the appeal papers, and the appellants were found to be villagers not conversant with legal intricacies. The record did not show anything contrary to disbelieve the explanation, and the explanation was accepted as sufficient cause for the delay.

Conclusion: The delay was condoned and the miscellaneous applications were allowed.

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