https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282453 Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act requires "sufficient cause" to be construed liberally so that substantial justice is advanced, and a plausible explanation for delay should not be rejected on an unduly exacting standard. The delay in applying to set aside abatement was explained by the absence of the plaintiff who had conduct of the suit and the time reasonably needed for communication between the plaintiff and solicitors after discovery of the executors. The appellate court found no improper exercise of discretion by the trial judge and upheld the order setting aside the abatement. en-us Tue, 23 Aug 1949 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:44:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282453 Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act requires "sufficient cause" to be construed liberally so that substantial justice is advanced, and a plausible explanation for delay should not be rejected on an unduly exacting standard. The delay in applying to set aside abatement was explained by the absence of the plaintiff who had conduct of the suit and the time reasonably needed for communication between the plaintiff and solicitors after discovery of the executors. The appellate court found no improper exercise of discretion by the trial judge and upheld the order setting aside the abatement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 23 Aug 1949 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=282453