Landmark JudgmentSupreme Court of IndiaEsha Bhattacharjee v. Raghunathpur Academy: the condonation-of-delay checklistIn 2013 the Supreme Court consolidated the scattered principles governing condonation of delay under Section 5 of the Limitation Act into a single authoritative set of propositions — the standard checklist on what counts as sufficient cause.Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·8 min