‘Sufficient Cause’ Paramount Consideration For Delay Condonation, Can’t Be Imbibed With Laxity & Mala Fides: Gujarat High Court

Case: INDIAN HUME PIPE COMPANY LTD Versus GUJARAT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION & 1 other(s)
Coram: HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ASHOKKUMAR C. JOSHI
Case No.: C/SCA/10173/2018
Court Observation: “If the sufficient cause is imbibed with the laxity and mala fides on the part of the delayer despite due knowledge, then Court should restrain itself from encouraging such practice and condone the delay.”
“…it is abundantly clear that there was delay in filing the restoration applications, however, record reveals neither any delay condonation application is filed nor is there any prayer to condone the delay appear to have been made in the said restoration applications.”