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STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN vs Mst — 2024 CLD 445 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2024 CLD 445 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
CLD
Parties
STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN vs Mst
Provisions referred to
S. 5---C

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Judgment text as reported

STATE LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF PAKISTAN VS Mst. UNDLUS BEGUM S. 5---Condonation of delay---Object, purpose and scope---Condonation of delay is a matter of concession and cannot be claimed as a matter of absolute right---It is existence of sufficient cause for not filing proceeding in time before proper forum that must be justified to the satisfaction of Court to exercise its power of granting or refusing to grant condonation of delay/extension of time---If such condition is not satisfied, there is no room for applicability of power to condone delay---Where no cause has, at all, been shown that is, where no explanation has been given for filing proceeding out of time, there arises no opportunity of considering sufficiency or otherwise of the reasons for that fact, and there cannot be any room for the exercise of discretion given under the law---If the condition is satisfied, then Court gets a discretionary power to grant or refuse prayer for extension of time---What is sufficient cause is question of discretion, which depends upon facts and circumstances of a particular case.

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