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Summary: "PLJ 2013 SC (AJK) 1 [Appellate Jurisdiction] - Present: Raja Saeed Akram Khan and Sardar Muhammad Sadiq Khan, JJ. SAIN and 14 others (Appellants) vs. Alam Din and 12 others (Respondents). Civil Appeal No. 198 of 2010, decided on 6.8.2012 (On appeal from the judgment and decree of the High Court dated 7.4.2010 in Civil Appeal No. 97 of 2007). ----Condonation of Delay: It is a well-established principle that each day of delay must be justified [p. 4] (A). As per the AJK Supreme Court Rules 1978, Order XIII, the objection regarding the condonation of delay lacks merit. The leave to appeal was delayed by 23 days; the 60-day limitation period for filing a petition began from the date of judgment. Ignorance of law is not a valid ground for delay condonation [pp. 4-5] (B, C). Reference: PLD 1984 SC AJK 51. ----Judgment Result: Appeal dismissed. Advocates: Mr. Muhammad Shafi for Appellants, Mr. Farooq Hussain Kashmiri for Respondents." -----Background: The appellants filed an appeal against a High Court judgment and decree, which partially accepted a previous decision. The appeal was delayed by 23 days, and the appellants requested condonation of this delay, arguing they were unaware of the decision due to illiteracy and received late notice. -----Issues: 1- Condonation of Delay: Whether the appellants provided sufficient cause to condone the delay in filing the appeal. -----2- Ignorance of Law as a Valid Excuse: Whether the appellants' ignorance of the law can justify the delay. -----Holding/Reasoning/Outcome: The Court dismissed the appeal as time-barred, holding that each day of delay must be explained, per established legal principles. The appellants' argument of ignorance due to illiteracy was deemed insufficient, as ignorance of the law is not a valid reason for condonation. Citing precedent, the Court noted that condonation requires a lack of negligence and good faith, which was absent here. -----Citations/Precedents: PLD 1984 SC AJ&K 51: Established that ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse for delay. Development Authority Mzd. v. Iqbal Hussain Nizami [2002 SCR 121]: Stressed the need to explain each day of delay for condonation. Qurban Ali v. The State [PLD 1984 SC AJ&K 104]: Stated that good faith and diligence are required for condonation based on ignorance.

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