JUDGMENT : 1. This appeal has been filed on 18.5.2018 against the judgment of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal dated 10.4.2015. 2. The appeal is enormously time barred by 998 days. The application seeking condonation of delay has given very cryptic and vague reasons for explaining the delay. In para 3 of the application, it has been stated that on account of inadvertent mistake on the part of their Clerk Mr. Om Prakash Sharma, the appeal could not be filed within the prescribed period of limitation. The papers of the appeal were handed over to the Clerk, but he forgot to handover the same to the counsel at Jaipur for preparation of appeal memo and after several years when enquiry was made from him, he revealed the truth. The Clerk on specific interrogation felt sorry and sworn his affidavit admitting to his mistake. 3. The affidavit of the Clerk, which has been prepared in Hindi, has been annexed with the application, in para 3 of which, it has been stated that on 30.4.2015, Shri Subhash Agarwal, father of the assessee had instructed him to go to Shri B.V. Meheshwari, who is their Chartered Accountant and obtain copy of the order dated 10.4.2015 passed by the ITAT along with the complete file. In the affidavit, it is stated that Shri Subhash Agarwal has further instructed him that he should handover all the documents along with aforesaid order to their advocate for filing the appeal in the High Court, but he retained the papers at his residence. Owning to certain family problems, he could not entrust the papers to the counsel. After two years when Shri Subhash Agarwal enquired from him, he on refreshing his memory realised that he has committed the mistake and thereafter he has handed over papers to the counsel. 4. The aforementioned reasons are as vague as they could be and cannot be accepted to explain huge delay of 998 days’ in filing the appeal. It cannot constitute sufficient cause within the meaning of Section 5 of the Limitation Act. 5. The application no. 1672/2018 for condonation of delay is dismissed. Consequently, the appeal is also dismissed.