Court upholds attachment order due to failure to appeal adjudication order.

The Court dismissed the writ petition challenging an attachment order dated 22-3-2021, which was based on an adjudication order from 19-12-2017. The petitioner's argument against the attachment order was deemed not maintainable as they had not appealed the adjudication order. The Court emphasized the appealability of orders and held that the expiration of the limitation period for filing an appeal did not excuse the petitioner's default. Since no appeal was filed against the adjudication order, the Court found no grounds to interfere with the attachment order and dismissed the writ petition.

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Issues: Challenge to attachment order based on adjudication order and appealability of orders.

Challenge to Attachment Order:
The writ petition was filed to challenge the attachment order dated 22-3-2021, which was based on an earlier adjudication order from 19-12-2017. The Counsel for the petitioner argued that the respondents issued a second show cause notice post the adjudication order, which is not permissible under the law. However, it was acknowledged that both the adjudication order and subsequent orders were appealable, and no appeal was filed against them. The Court emphasized that the attachment order stemmed from the adjudication order, and without challenging the adjudication order through an appeal, the challenge to the attachment order was not maintainable. The Counsel admitted that, as per the judgment in 'Harshad Chiman Lal Modi v. DLF Universal Ltd. & Anr.' 2005 (5) SCC 791, there was no power to condone the delay in filing an appeal.

Appealability of Orders:
The Court highlighted that the excuse given by the petitioner for not filing an appeal due to the expiration of the limitation period could not benefit him. It was emphasized that the default of a party cannot work in their favor. The Court concluded that since the show cause notice had already been adjudicated and no appeal was filed against it, there was no basis to interfere with the attachment order dated 22-3-2021. The writ petition was dismissed accordingly.

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