PATNA, India, March 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on March 17:

Heard I.A. No. 01 of 2025 for condonation of delay. There is a delay of about 08 years, 03 months and 25 days in filing L.P.A. No. 176 of 2022. The reasons stated for condonation of delay reads as under:

"3. That it is humbly submitted here that when the Appellant/Petitioner was informed that his writ application has been dismissed and after discussing the effect and outcome of the order dated 02.12.2013 with the Advocate on record in the writ application as also instructed the Advocate-Clerk for getting certified copy of the order dated 02.12.2013.

4. That, thereafter, on 02.04.2022, after obtaining the certified copy of the order under appeal he retur...