RANCHI, India, Aug. 6 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on July 9:

1. I.A. No.972 of 2025 has been filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 to condone delay of 580 days in filing the LPA challenging the judgment dated 5th December, 2022 passed in W.P.(S) No.5277 of 2011 by the learned Single Judge.

2. Though it is stated in the application for condonation of delay that the applicant is an aged person and that he was suffering from severe backache with cellubis of both knees and had difficulty in walking, we are of the opinion that the said reason assigned for not filing the appeal within the prescribed period of limitation for preferring the LPA, cannot be accepted.

3. Other plea raised by the applicant is tha...