Delay and defect in review petition defeat reconsideration where no error apparent on the record is shown.

A review petition filed after a substantial unexplained delay and left defective despite notice was found not maintainable. The Court noted that the delay of 573 days was not satisfactorily explained, and the petitioner had not cured the defects in the review papers. On scrutiny of the impugned order and the accompanying material, no error apparent on the face of the record or other ground for review was established. The review was therefore rejected both on delay and on merits.

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Issues: Whether the review petition filed with substantial delay and without curing defects deserved reconsideration of the impugned order on the ground of delay and on merits.

Analysis: The petition remained defective despite notification of defects. The delay of 573 days was not satisfactorily explained. On examination of the review papers, the impugned order and the annexed material, no error apparent on the face of the record or other ground warranting review was made out.

Conclusion: The review petition was not maintainable on account of delay and also failed on merits.

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