' This Civil Revision is directed against the order dated 16-12-1991 of the Additional District Judge, Lahore dismissing the appeal of the petitioner filed against the judgment and decree dated 9-3- 1991 passed by the Civil Judge, Lahore, through which he decreed the suit for declaration and permanent injunction in favour of the respondent-plaintiff.
2. The Civil Revision is hopelessly barred by time. C.M. No.1-C of 1995 has been moved for condonation of delay.
3. It is contended that due to the change of office the file remained in the heap of files and could not be traced out in time despite the best efforts of the officials and that the officials misconstrued the law as there was no limitation for filing the civil revision and the change of law as over-looked inadvertently.
4. Conversely, the learned counsel for the respondent contends that each day for filing the revision petition with delay has not been explained and the L.D.A. Being the Government Department is not entitled to be treated differently in the matter of condonation of delay. Reliance has been placed on the case of Federation of Pakistan v. Niaz Ahmad 1997 SCM R 959.
5. The record of the case has been perused with the assistance of the Darned counsel for the parties. The civil revision is hopelessly time-barred. The petitioner has not explained the inordinate delay in filing the petition against the impugned order. Government is not entitled to be treated differently in the matter of condonation of delay as held in the case of Federation of Pakistan v. Niaz Ahmad 1997 SCM R 959. It is established principle of law that 'ignorance of law is no excuse'. Even otherwise, by virtue of section 29 of the Limitation Act the delay cannot be condoned under section 5 of the said Act, because the period of 90 days is provided in section 115, C.P.C. For filing the revision petition against the appellate order.
' Resultantly. The application for condonation of delay as well as the main civil revision is dismissed.