NCLAT Refuses to Condone 166-Day Delay in Re-Filing Appeal Due to Unconvincing Reasons

The NCLAT New Delhi bench dismissed an application to condone a 166-day delay in re-filing an appeal, highlighting the lack of a genuine and plausible explanation.

The applicant cited reasons such as a counsel's bereavement, court vacations, staff shortages, and repeated corrections by the Registry.

While acknowledging a month's delay due to bereavement, the tribunal rejected the subsequent excuses, attributing the delay to negligence and insufficient vigilance in curing defects.

The tribunal emphasized that condoning delays requires credible reasons, ultimately ruling the delay as unjustifiable and dismissing the application.