Mohd Iqbal vs Syed Shah Jaffer Hussain on 22 June, 2023
18. In addition to the above grounds, the respondents
further contented that the failure of petitioner in filing the petition
against the Judgment and Decree in OS.No.741 of 2009 clearly
indicates the malafide intention of petitioner and it is only to dodge
the proceedings, more particularly, when the Execution Court
already sold the property. It is the specific contention of the
respondents that after execution proceedings were successfully
concluded in their favour, they have alienated the property to a
third-party and petitioner having come to know about the said
alienation, filed the present appeal with a malafide intention to
extract money from the parties. While relying on Para numbers
7 of 37 of Kshitij Infraventures Pvt. Ltd. Vs. Khorshed Shapoor
Chenai'4 (supra), the learned counsel for the respondents has
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in/and
C.C.C.A.No.24
of 2023
submitted that while exercising the discretion to condone the
delay, the Court is required to see whether the delay is
satisfactorily explained.