Delay condonation fails where no cogent explanation supports a belated appeal, leaving the filing time-barred.

A 64-day delay in filing the appeal was not condoned because the applicant offered no valid or satisfactory explanation. The asserted reasons, including careful preparation of the grounds of appeal and unspecified circumstances beyond control, were unsupported by concrete material. In the absence of a cogent explanation, the request for a liberal approach in condoning delay was rejected, and the appeal was treated as time-barred.

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Issues: Whether the 64-day delay in filing the appeal should be condoned.

Analysis: The application did not furnish any valid or satisfactory explanation for the delay. The stated reason that proper care was taken in preparing the grounds of appeal and that the delay occurred due to circumstances beyond control was unsupported by any concrete material. In the absence of a cogent explanation, the request for a liberal approach in condoning the delay was declined.

Conclusion: The delay was not condoned and the appeal was treated as time-barred.

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