https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307399 The expression "sufficient cause" under the Limitation Act should receive a liberal and pragmatic construction where delay in substitution and a prayer to set aside abatement are concerned, so that substantial justice is not defeated by a pedantic or hyper-technical approach. The stated principle is that courts should prefer adjudication on merits when the delay explanation is otherwise acceptable. On that basis, the substitution-related petitions were treated as maintainable, the delay was condoned, the abatement was set aside, and the legal heirs of the deceased defendant were allowed to be brought on record. en-us Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:24:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307399 The expression "sufficient cause" under the Limitation Act should receive a liberal and pragmatic construction where delay in substitution and a prayer to set aside abatement are concerned, so that substantial justice is not defeated by a pedantic or hyper-technical approach. The stated principle is that courts should prefer adjudication on merits when the delay explanation is otherwise acceptable. On that basis, the substitution-related petitions were treated as maintainable, the delay was condoned, the abatement was set aside, and the legal heirs of the deceased defendant were allowed to be brought on record. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=307399