Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. The litigant has a right to wait till the last day of limitation.

  2. Sufficient cause in Section 5 must receive a liberal construction so as to advance substantial justice.

  3. The sufficient cause is a question of fact and not a question of principle.

  4. A plea that the delay was due to administrative reasons is sufficient by itself to establish sufficient cause.

  5. None of these

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D Correct answer
Explanation

A plea that the delay was due to administrative reasons is not sufficient by itself to establish sufficient cause. It is merely an averment in the nature of a plea and it does not itself establish sufficiency for cause of action.