Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Section 5 Limitation Act | Medical Emergency of Counsel’s Spouse Justifies Condonation of 238-Day Delay in Land Appeal : Punjab & Haryana HC
The Punjab & Haryana High Court ruled that a verified medical emergency involving the counsel’s spouse constitutes sufficient cause for condoning a 238-day delay in filing an appeal under the Punjab Village Common Land Act, 1961. The decision underscores judicial discretion in balancing procedural timelines with substantive proprietary rights, particularly where bona fide hardship is established.