Jasmer Alias Jassu v. Sonu and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; Deepak Gupta, J.; RSA-978-2026 (O&M) with CM-3638-C-2026; condonation of delay; Section 5 Limitation Act; 441 days' delay; plea of ignorance of limitation period; litigant represented by counsel throughout; sufficient cause liberal construction; inaction and negligence; Regular Second Appeal; Section 100 CPC; substantial question of law; concurrent findings of fact; perversity and patent illegality; suit for possession; 13 marlas encroachment; demarcation report Ex.P2; Naksha Tafawat Ex.P3; adverse possession rejected; Local Commissioner; decision 19.03.2026.
What did the court decide?
'Sufficient cause' under Section 5 of the Limitation Act must receive liberal construction, but it cannot be stretched to cover inaction or negligence of a litigant; a party seeking condonation must furnish a plausible and acceptable explanation for the entire period of delay.