ORAL ORDER

PER JUSTICE MR. V.R. KINGAONKAR

          We have heard learned counsel for the appellant.  There is delay of 467 days in filing of the appeal.

2.      The contention of the learned counsel for the applicant is that the appellant was suffering from head injury of multiple skull fracture and admitted in the hospital after the accident dated 16-04-2009.  It is alleged that he was advised to avoid long travelling.  It is further alleged that he could not approach the advocate at Mandi and Shimla.  Therefore, due to unavoidable reasons, the delay has been caused.

3.      Ordinarily, the medical reasons could be treated as sufficient cause.  The discharge summary of the hospital, however, shows that the appellant was discharged from the Dhanvantri Tomar Hospital, Bareilly on 17-04-2009.  The impugned order of the State Commission is rendered on 29^th October, 2009.  There is long gap of time between discharge of the appellant from the hospital and the impugned order.  The appellant could not place on record any substantial material to justify the delay which has occasioned after the impugned decision dated 29^th October, 2009 till the date of the filing of this appeal, which is filed on 23-03-2011.  It is obvious, therefore, that there was no sufficient cause to justify such a long delay.  The appeal is, therefore, not condonable.  The application is dismissed and accordingly the appeal is also dismissed.