https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461175 Condonation of inordinate delay requires a bona fide and sufficient explanation, and the length of the delay remains a material factor. The Court held that a liberal or justice-oriented approach cannot override the law of limitation where the explanation is unsatisfactory and the delay is unexplained. Applying that principle, it found the respondents had not acted with due diligence after the suit was dismissed as abated and had failed to justify the belated recall application. The High Court was therefore not justified in condoning the delay of about 2200 days, the condonation order was set aside, and the trial court's order was restored. en-us Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:24:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461175 Condonation of inordinate delay requires a bona fide and sufficient explanation, and the length of the delay remains a material factor. The Court held that a liberal or justice-oriented approach cannot override the law of limitation where the explanation is unsatisfactory and the delay is unexplained. Applying that principle, it found the respondents had not acted with due diligence after the suit was dismissed as abated and had failed to justify the belated recall application. The High Court was therefore not justified in condoning the delay of about 2200 days, the condonation order was set aside, and the trial court's order was restored. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461175