IJAZ-UL-HASSAN KHAN, J.--- Government of N.-W.F.P. Through Secretary, P.W.D. (B&R), Peshawar, and others, petitioners seek leave to appeal against the judgment, dated 26-2-2007 passed by learned Peshawar High Court, Peshawar dismissing Civil Revision No,482 of 2003 as time-barred.
2. Plaintiff/respondent Qazi Mughal Baz instituted suit for recovery of Rs,2,08,000 along with interest since 1-7-1976 till the date of the actual payment and escalation amount. The suit was resisted and claim of plaintiff/respondent was denied. After framing issues and recording the evidence of the parties, learned trial Court dismissed suit vide judgment and decree, dated 28-11-1991. An appeal was preferred thereagainst which was allowed by learned Additional District Judge, Peshawar vide judgment, dated 31-7-2002. The civil revision filed against said judgment was dismissed by learned High Court through the judgment impugned herein, as stated and mentioned above.
3. Mr. M. Zaman Bhatti, learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioner Government, contended, inter alia, that the judgment and decree passed by learned High Court as well as learned Additional District Judge are contrary to law, facts and material on the record; that learned High Court did not consider application for condonation of delay in exercise of revisional jurisdiction and that delay should have been condoned in the interest of justice.
4. Mr. Qazi Abdul Basit, learned Advocate, representing the respondent, repudiated the arguments of petitioner's learned counsel and fully supported the impugned judgment.
5. Having considered the arguments of learned counsel for the parties with reference to the material on file, we find that delay in this case has not been satisfactorily explained and the civil revision has been dismissed as time-barred for reasons not open to legitimate exception. A The reasons numerated in the application hardly provide any sound ground for condonation of delay.
The petition is bereft of merit. The same is dismissed and leave to appeal is declined.