https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314475 The Jharkhand HC dismissed an appeal due to inordinate delay of 687 days in filing. The court held that while litigation should not be rejected on technical grounds of limitation, sufficient cause must be shown for condoning delay. The appellant's grounds of communication gap regarding the impugned order and COVID-19 pandemic were insufficient. The court noted the order was passed on 12.03.2019, well before COVID-19 emerged in February-March 2020, making pandemic-related delays irrelevant. The court emphasized that delay condonation requires bona fide conduct and sufficient cause, which were absent here. en-us Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:29:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314475 The Jharkhand HC dismissed an appeal due to inordinate delay of 687 days in filing. The court held that while litigation should not be rejected on technical grounds of limitation, sufficient cause must be shown for condoning delay. The appellant's grounds of communication gap regarding the impugned order and COVID-19 pandemic were insufficient. The court noted the order was passed on 12.03.2019, well before COVID-19 emerged in February-March 2020, making pandemic-related delays irrelevant. The court emphasized that delay condonation requires bona fide conduct and sufficient cause, which were absent here. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=314475