enhanced the costs awarded from Rs. 15,000/- to Rs. 1,50,000/-. 4.12 Being aggrieved thereby, the present appeal. 5. We have heard Shri Mukul Rohatgi, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the appellants and Shri C.A. Sundaram, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. 6. Shri Rohatgi, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the appellants submitted that the learned trial court has totally erred in entertaining the application filed at the behest of a private party. It is submitted that respondent No.1 is totally a stranger to the proceedings. He submitted that, when an application filed by the legal heirs of the original plaintiff, i.e. respondents No. 2 and 3 herein being MCA No. 1082 of 2019 for condonation of delay in filing an application for restoration of the subject suit was pending since 7th November 2019, there was no occasion for the learned trial court to have considered the application filed by a stranger subsequently on 12th 6October 2021. 7.