Apoorva Parth Soni, Amity University Chhattisgarh
Introduction: What is Sufficient Cause?
The idea of "Sufficient Cause" for a time extension is identical to the doctrine of delay condonation. To get a delay excused, you must establish that there was a "sufficient cause" for the delay.
However, there are several exceptions to this general rule, and the Court may accept an application or appeal even if it is filed after the statute of limitations has expired by forgiving the delay. To obtain a court's forgiveness for a delay, a party must show that they were prevented from making the application or appeal within the stipulated time period by a sufficient cause. The limitation act contains no explicit definition of the term ‘sufficient cause’, leaving it open to a wide range of interpretation.
