1. Today the matter has been listed under the heading for
orders for passing appropriate order on the delay
condonation application being I.A. No. 4011 of 2025.
2. At the outset it requires to refer herein that this Court
vide order dated 15.04.2025 has issued notice upon the
respondent-wife, both in the limitation as well as in main
petition.
3. In pursuant thereto, the respondent has put her
appearance by filing vakalatnama.
4. Mr. Rajiv N. Prasad, learned counsel for the appellant
has submitted by referring to paragraph 3 of the delay
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condonation application that there is sufficient cause to
condone the delay in filing the appeal. Submission has been
made that Original Suit was filed under Section 13(1)1-B of
the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 by the appellant-husband for
dissolution of marriage with respondent-wife, which was
dismissed vide judgment dated 28.02.2023 and decree signed
on 04.03.2023 but due to insufficient fund the appellant
could not come to Ranchi for filing the present appeal,
however, he instructed his lawyer at Chatra to obtain certified
copy of the order passed by the learned Principle Judge,
Family Court, Chatra, which was made available to him on
09.05.2024. Thereafter, the appellant after arranging the
money approached his counsel and accordingly filed the
present appeal which caused delay of 338 days.