S.A. NUSRAT, J--The consolidation scheme in Mauza Wafardarpur Tehsil and District Muzaffargarh was confirmed on 27-3-1980. After two years five months and twelve days the respondents Nos.4 and 5 preferred an appeal before the respondent No. 3 which was accepted and disposed of on merits by order, dated 3-12-1984. This order was challenged in appeal which was dismissed by the Additional Commissioner, Multan on 27-6-1985 and a further revision of the petitioner was also dismissed by the Board of Revenue on 12-5-1986.
2. It was contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the Additional Deputy Commissioner/ Collector, Multan had allowed the appeal of the contesting respondent without applying his mind on the question of limitation though this fact was specifically noted in the order.
Likewise, the point of limitation was ignored by the Additional Commissioner, Multan as well as Member Board of Revenue while passing the orders on petitioner's appeal and revision.
3. We have gone through the various orders passed in the case and find that in the very first order passed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, dated 3-12-1984 the point of limitation was duly noticed and the appeal was disposed of on merits. The order passed by the Board of Revenue, dated 12-5-1986 also mentions that the Collector was justified in condoning the delay in the filing of the appeal. The authorities concerned had jurisdiction to condone the delay and having done so no question of interference with such discretionary order arises at this stage. The petition has, therefore no merits and is dismissed accordingly.