Sufficient cause

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..... ppeal provision itself. Besides, the expression "sufficient cause" is not itself a loose panacea for the ill of pressing negligent and stale claims. [GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA (WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT- 2021 (3) TMI 1458 - SUPREME COURT (LB)) This Court, in Basawaraj v. Land Acquisition Officer, 2013 (12) TMI 274 - SUPREME COURT, has held: "9. Sufficient cause is the cause for which the defen .....

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..... fficient ground to enable the court concerned to exercise discretion for the reason that whenever the court exercises discretion, it has to be exercised judiciously. The applicant must satisfy the court that he was prevented by any "sufficient cause" from prosecuting his case, and unless a satisfactory explanation is furnished, the court should not allow the application for condonation of delay. T .....

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..... than that of "sufficient cause". The expression "sufficient cause" should be given a liberal interpretation to ensure that substantial justice is done, but only so long as negligence, inaction or lack of bona fides cannot be imputed to the party concerned, whether or not sufficient cause has been furnished, can be decided on the facts of a particular case and no straitjacket formula is possible. .....

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