No. 3/22.11.2010.

HON’BLE JUSTICE SRI PRABIR KUMAR SAMANTA, PRESIDENT.

Appellant through Mr. Raj Deep Biswas, the Ld. Advocate and Respondent No. 1 in person are present.

This appeal has been filed out of time by about 109 days.  The impugned judgement and order was passed on 24.02.2010 by the District Forum Unit – I, Kolkata.  The certified copy of the same was obtained by the Ld. Advocate engaged in the District Forum in the 1^st week of March, 2010.  The same was forwarded to the Head Office in Mumbai in the 2^nd of week of March, 2010 for taking a decision for filing an appeal before the State Commission.  The said Mumbai Office took decision to prefer an appeal only on 24.06.2010 i.e. after expiry of more than two months.  No explanation has been given in the above application as to why such a long period was taken to arrive at a decision to prefer an appeal against the impugned order.  We are, therefore, of the view that since no explanation has been given in the above application for the above delay in filing the above appeal before the State Commission, the application for condonation must fail.  The same is accordingly dismissed.  The appeal will stand as dismissed being barred by limitation.