"on sufficient cause being shown" = if and when sufficient cause is shown. In other words, someone has to show sufficient reason in order for the period to be extended.
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vijay1010Is this continuing action or completed action.In this context it is understood to mean completed action. Sufficient cause is shown, and then, once that has happened, the period may be extended.