expression 'sufficient cause' should receive a liberal construction. In Inder Singh v. Kanshi Ram, AIR 1917 PC 156, it was observed that true ... laid. The expression "sufficient cause" must receive a liberal construction so as to advance substantial justice and generally delays in preferring the appeals
principles of equity Indeed expression
'sufficient cause' should receive liberal construction so as to
advance substantial justice. This proposition comes into
picture when ... CITATION
C/SA/17/2003 JUDGMENT DATED: 11/02/2026
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liberal construction, when no negligence, nor inaction, nor
want of bona de is imputable
Alembic Limited vs State Of Gujarat on 9 February, 2023
Author: Aravind Kumar
Bench: Aravind
2024
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word "sufficient cause" though require to receive liberal
construction, but the liberal construction normally is to
introduce the concept ... sufficient cause' in Section 5 has
to receive a liberal construction so as to advance substantial
justice and generally should receive pragmatic approach
would render the provisions ineffective or odious. Not only that
but liberal construction cannot be equated with doing injustice
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are well understood; the words
`sufficient cause' receiving a
liberal construction so as to
advance substantial justice when
no negligence nor inaction ... under Section 5 of the
Limitation Act should receive a
liberal construction so as to
advance substantial justice....
13. It must be remembered that
under
Section 5 of the Limitation Act should receive a liberal construction
so as to advance substantial justice vide Shakuntala Devi Jain Vs.
Kuntal Kumari ... issue whether the
expression "sufficient cause" should receive liberal
construction. In the said decision , the Apex Court referred to the
earlier judgment
sufficient cause words in Section-5 of Limitation Act, should
receive liberal construction so as to advance substantial justice
when delay is not on account ... short the ` Limitation Act ')
must receive a liberal construction so as to advance substantial
justice as was noted by this Court in G. Ramegowda
cause" in Section 5 of the Act must receive a liberal construction so as to advance substantial justice. In para 8 of the said
emphasized that judicial opinion had definitely favoured a wider and liberal construction which was necessary. He also emphasized the object of the statutory Provision, namely ... narrow interpretation was adopted. It was observed that a liberal construction would result in the object of the provision being fully achieved. Thus, he added
