Short Note : 1. The appeal was directed against the judgment and decree dated 15th May 1976 passed by the Additional District Judge Barwani. A preliminary objection had been raised that the appeal was barred by time. The appeal was filed on 10th September 1976, and excluding the copying days it was urged on behalf of the respondent, that the appeal was barred by 18 days. On behalf of the appellant, it was contented that the decree was drawn up on 14-6-1976 and therefore the appellant was entitled to the exclusion of time from 15-5-1976 to 14-6-1976. Held : It is not disputed that the application for obtaining certified copy of the judgment and decree was made on 19-7-1976, that is to say, after the decree was prepared. This Court, however, has held that if an application for copy of a decree is made before the decree is signed, then alone the entire period from the date of delivery of judgment till the date of signing of the decree shall be included in computing the time requisite for obtaining a copy of the decree. In the present case, the application for obtaining the certified copy of the judgment and decree admittedly was made after the decree was prepared, the period between the date of the judgment and date of signing of the decree cannot be included in computing the time requisite for obtaining the copies of the judgment and decree. Consequently, the appeal deserves to be dismissed on the short ground that it is barred by time. Chunnilal Balaji v. State of M.P., 1966 JLJ 348 , Halkibai v. Mohanlal, 1972 JLJ SN 132, relied on. Subhas Chandra v. Naroti, AIR 1975 Bombay 244, referred to. Appeal dismissed.