This revision petition has been filed with a delay of 116 days which is over and above the statutory period of 90 days given for filing the revision petition.   Under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 a special period of limitation has been provided to ensure expeditious disposal of cases.  Complaint has to be disposed of within 90 days from the date of filing where no expert evidence is required to be taken and within 150 days where expert evidence is required to be taken.  The inordinate delay of       116 days cannot be condoned without showing sufficient cause.  The only reason given for condonation of delay of 116 days is that the delay occurred because the petitioner was misled by its counsel’s clerk in respect of order of the State Commission.  In this connection, it was contended that the counsel’s clerk had misinformed the petitioner by stating that due to certain administrative reasons certified copy of the order could not be made available by the Registry of the State Commission which was not factually correct. 

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          Supreme Court, in a recent judgment, “Anshul Aggarwal vs. New Okhla Industrial  Development  Authority – IV  (2011) CPJ  63  (SC)” has held that while deciding the application filed for condonation of delay, the Court has to keep in mind that the special period of limitation has been  prescribed under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 for filing appeals and revisions in consumer matters and the object of expeditious adjudication of the consumer disputes will get defeated if the appeals and revisions which are highly belated are entertained. 

            We are not satisfied with the explanation given.  The inordinate delay of 116 days in filing the revision petition which is over and above the statutory period of 90 days given for filing the revision petition, under the circumstances, cannot be condoned.  Application for condonation of delay is dismissed as a consequence thereof revision petition is dismissed as barred by limitation.