https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198869 An appeal under the Electricity Act, 2003 could not be entertained beyond the statute's outer limitation period, and Section 5 of the Limitation Act could not be used to extend that limit. Section 14 may still apply in an appropriate case, but only where the appellant proves due diligence and good faith in prosecuting another civil proceeding. Here, the belated review petition, the delay in filing the appeal after withdrawal, and the overall conduct did not establish those requirements, and the court vacation period did not assist. The delay of 161 days was therefore not condonable, and the appeal failed on limitation. en-us Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 18 Apr 2020 16:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198869 An appeal under the Electricity Act, 2003 could not be entertained beyond the statute's outer limitation period, and Section 5 of the Limitation Act could not be used to extend that limit. Section 14 may still apply in an appropriate case, but only where the appellant proves due diligence and good faith in prosecuting another civil proceeding. Here, the belated review petition, the delay in filing the appeal after withdrawal, and the overall conduct did not establish those requirements, and the court vacation period did not assist. The delay of 161 days was therefore not condonable, and the appeal failed on limitation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198869