“I submit that the lower appellate Court was pleased to dismiss the appeal vide judgment and decree dated 21.04.2017. I obtained the certified copies of the judgment and decree of the Courts below to file the present second appeal. Unfortunately, they were misplaced. In tracing those misplaced papers, there occurred delay. In the meantime, the Hon’ble High Court was bifurcated and subsequently Covid-19 is intervened. My mother, the 2nd appellate suffered severe old age aliments and I totally attended to my mother in getting her health recovered by providing various Allopathic and Ayurved medicine. Hence, I could not approach the counsel at Amaravathi to file the present second appeal. In the second week of February 2022 I approached the counsel with the bundle, which is obtained from my trial Court Advocate. Hence, there occurred a delay of 1663 days in filing the second appeal. The said delay is neither willful nor wanton, but for the reasons stated above. The second appeal is arising out of a judgment and decree passed in a suit for declaration of title, which is a substantial relief. I am advised that we have good grounds in the second appeal. Unless, the said delay is condoned, we will be put to serious hardship and irreparable loss. Hence, IA.”
