There was a delay of 120 days in filing the Appeal, which was over and above the period of 30 days, which is statutorily given to an aggrieved party to file the Appeal.  The State Commission dismissed the appeal on the ground that no sufficient ground was shown for condoning the delay of 120 days.  Under the Consumer Protection Act, the District Forum is supposed to decide the complaint within a period of 90 days from the date of filing and, in case, some expert evidence is required to be led, then within 150 days.  Where the statute has permitted only 30 days for filing the Appeal, the delay, four times over the statutory period given for filing the Appeal, cannot be condoned until and unless some sufficient ground is shown.

          We agree with the view taken by the State Commission that no sufficient ground was made out for condoning the inordinate delay of 120 days.  Dismissed.

          Findings recorded on merits are confined to the facts of the case and be not taken as precedent for future reference.