Heard both sides.  There is delay of 18 days in filing this appeal and the reason mentioned is that, after receipt of order, the Appellant was not aware how to take further course of action and after taking legal advice found out that the appeal can be filed on the said order. 

     Applicant/Appellant is a lady and she has rightly referred to the decision of Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of LandCollector Acquisition Anantnag & Anr. V/s.Mst Katiji & Ors., in Civil Appeal No.460 of 1987 (1987 CLR. 97 SC), that:

“Ordinarily a litigant does not stand to benefit by lodging an appeal late.  Refusing to condone delay can result in a meritorious matter being thrown out at the very threshold and cause of justice being defeated.  As against this when delay is condoned the highest that can happen is that a Cause  would be decided on merits after hearing the parties.”

     In the given circumstances, we find the delay of 18 days is satisfactorily explained and holding accordingly pass the following order:

O  R  D  E  R

           (i)          Misc.Application No.446/2010 for condonation of delay, is allowed.

         (ii)          Delay is condoned subject to payment of cost of Rs.1,000/- to be paid to each one of the Opposite Parties/Respondents. 

        (iii)          Cost be paid within 15 days from today, failing which the application shall stand automatically rejected, without reference to the Commission.

       (iv)          Subject to fulfillment of the condition of payment of cost within time, the appeal is now fixed for hearing admission to 29/11/2010.