Condonation of delay failed where illness evidence was insufficient and service on the husband was treated as valid.

A delay-condonation application based on the applicant's illness and a medical certificate was found insufficient where the husband was handling the day-to-day affairs and service of the adjudication order on him at the same address was treated as valid. On those facts, the explanation did not establish sufficient cause for the prolonged delay, and the application was rejected.

---

---

Issues: Whether sufficient cause was shown to condone the delay in filing the appeal.

Analysis: The application for condonation was founded on the applicant's illness and a medical certificate. The record also showed that the husband had been attending to the day-to-day affairs and that service of the adjudication order on him, at the same address, was valid in the circumstances. On these facts, the explanation for the prolonged delay was found insufficient.

Conclusion: The delay was not condoned and the application was rejected.

---