JABALPUR, India, March 19 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on Feb. 13:

Petitioner has filed the subject petition seeking restoration of Writ Appeal No.796 of 2015, which was dismissed for want of prosecution on 02.03.2016.

Subject petition has been filed on 19.12.2025 with a delay of 3547 days. There is no explanation given in the application seeking condonation of delay. The application merely states that the reasons for delay have been explained in the petition seeking restoration however, even in the petition seeking restoration, there is no explanation for the gross delay of nearly 10 years.

It is contended that the appeal was filed and appellant being of old age could not contact his counsel thereafte...