https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=204330 Delay in seeking substitution of a deceased appellant's legal representatives is governed by the requirement of sufficient cause under Order 22 CPC, read with Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The length of delay is not decisive by itself, but the explanation must be reasonable, bona fide, and supported by due diligence. Vague, contradictory, or incomplete explanations indicate negligence and lack of bona fides. Liberal construction of limitation provisions cannot be used to defeat accrued rights of the opposite party. On these principles, the delay was not condoned and abatement was not set aside. en-us Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=204330 Delay in seeking substitution of a deceased appellant's legal representatives is governed by the requirement of sufficient cause under Order 22 CPC, read with Section 5 of the Limitation Act. The length of delay is not decisive by itself, but the explanation must be reasonable, bona fide, and supported by due diligence. Vague, contradictory, or incomplete explanations indicate negligence and lack of bona fides. Liberal construction of limitation provisions cannot be used to defeat accrued rights of the opposite party. On these principles, the delay was not condoned and abatement was not set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=204330