https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283970 An application for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act must be assessed on a liberal, justice-oriented standard of sufficient cause, especially where substantial justice is at stake. The lower appellate court erred in refusing condonation without considering the merits of the appeal. As the controversy involved State land and the appeal was not shown to be hopelessly without merit, the delay was condoned and the matter was remanded for decision of the appeal on merits. en-us Mon, 03 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Oct 2019 17:10:45 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283970 An application for condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Indian Limitation Act must be assessed on a liberal, justice-oriented standard of sufficient cause, especially where substantial justice is at stake. The lower appellate court erred in refusing condonation without considering the merits of the appeal. As the controversy involved State land and the appeal was not shown to be hopelessly without merit, the delay was condoned and the matter was remanded for decision of the appeal on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 03 Feb 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=283970