RANCHI, India, May 29 -- Jharkhand High Court issued the following order on April 29:

1. Herad learned counsel for the parties at length.

2. This application seeks condonation of a delay of 227 days in instituting this Letters Patent Appeal. The Letters Patent Appeal challenges the learned Single Judge's order dated 21.08.2024. For reasons discussed hereafter, we are satisfied that sufficient cause has not been shown to condone this delay.

3. In paragraph-4 of this I.A., it is stated that the judgment was reserved on 01.08.2024 and was passed later on. This statement is kept deliberately vague. After that, it is pleaded that after coming to know about the judgment, the matter was informed to the legal department of the appellant manage...