The Special Tahsildar (L.A.), B.H.E.L. vs M.G. Sampathkumar And Anr. on 20 December, 1993
Looking at the leading decisions of the Supreme Court in Ramlal v. Reva Coalfields Limited , and in State of West Bengal v. Howrah Municipality , mentioned above, the principle appears to be that the connotation "sufficient cause" should receive a liberal construction so as to advance substantial justice and ordinarily delay in preferring appeal should be condoned, when no negligence or inaction or want of bona fide is imputable to a party.