Statutory appellate remedy preserved as writ withdrawn, with delay to be condoned for prior proceedings.

The writ petition was withdrawn with liberty to pursue the statutory appellate remedy, and the Appellate Authority was directed to condone the delay covering the period spent before the Court and before the Policy Relaxation Committee. The operative effect was preservation of the petitioner's right to seek appellate review without prejudice from the time spent in the writ proceedings and related relaxation process.

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Outcome: The writ petition was disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to avail the statutory appellate remedy, and the Appellate Authority was directed to condone the delay for the period spent before the Court and before the Policy Relaxation Committee.

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