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Sitaram Ramcharan Etc. vs M.N. Nagarshana And Ors. on 25 September, 1959

"It is undoubtedly true that in dealing with the question of condoning the delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act the party seeking relief has to satisfy the Court that he had sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal or making the application within the prescribed time and this has always been understood to mean that the explanation has to cover the whole period of delay, vide Sitaram Ramcharan v. M.N. Nagarshana. However, it is not possible to lay down precisely as to what facts or matters would constitute sufficient cause under section 5 of the Limitation Act. But those words should be liberally construed so as to advance substantial justice when no negligence or any inaction or want of bona fides is imputable to a party, i.e., the delay in filing an appeal should not have been for reasons which indicate the party's negligence in not taking unnecessary steps which he would have or should have taken.
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