PATNA, India, Feb. 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following order on Feb. 4:
Heard I.A. No. 01 of 2024 filed in LPA No. 389 of 2019. The reasons assigned for condonation of delay for about 2 years and 112 days are stated as under:-
"2. That the Learned Counsel for the Appellant Sri Mritunjay Prasad Singh was suffering from serious disease since 2015 and ultimately passed away on 03.08.2017 and therefore he could not appear when the case was called out. None informed the Appellant and therefore no one appeared on 19.10.2016 when the case was called out but the case was dismissed on merit by impugned order dated 19.10.2016. 3. That there is not willful latches on the part of the Appellant rather it happened due to circumstances as stated...