By the impugned order, the State Commission has dismissed the appeal as barred by limitation.  There was a delay of 253 days in filing the appeal, which was over and above the statutory period of               30 days given under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 to file the appeal.  The delay of more than eight times of the statutory period given for filing the appeal could not be condoned without showing

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sufficient cause, especially because under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 the consumer fora are required to decide the cases in a summary manner within a period of 90 days from the date of filing of the complaint wherever no evidence is required to be taken and within 150 days wherever expert evidence is required to be taken.  The only reason given by the counsel for the petitioner for condonation of delay is that the file was moving from table to table to get the sanction for filing the appeal which by itself is no ground to condone the delay.  Delay of each day has to be explained which the petitioner has failed to show.  We agree with the view taken by the State Commission that the petitioner had failed to show sufficient cause for condonation of inordinate delay of 257 days.  Dismissed.