Rajendra Kumar vs Jagdish Gehlot And Ors on 24 July, 2025
13. In case the tenant were to file his application after the
statutory period of fifteen days is over, he would be required to
file an application for condonation of delay for his failure to
perform his statutory duty within the statutory stipulated
period. However, according to the decision of the Apex Court in
the case of Nasiruddin & Ors. (supra), the power to condone
the delay under the Limitation Act has not been bestowed upon
the Court in an application filed under Section 13(4) of the Act.
Therefore, in case the tenant wants the Court to extend the
period for depositing the amount, obviously the application has
to be filed before the completion of fifteen days. Therefore, in
the present case, both the learned Courts below were justified
in holding that since the application for extension of time was
not filed within the stipulated period of fifteen days, the
application deserved to be dismissed."