Statutory appellate remedy preserved as writ petition disposed with liberty to appeal and seek condonation of delay.

The writ petition was disposed of by the HC, with the petitioner given liberty to pursue the statutory appellate remedy. Any appeal filed within the stipulated period is to be considered by the appellate authority together with an application for condonation of delay. The operative effect is that the dispute was not decided on merits in writ jurisdiction, and the petitioner was left to seek relief before the designated appellate forum through the prescribed statutory process.

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Outcome: The writ petition was disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to avail the statutory appellate remedy, and the appellate authority was directed to consider any appeal filed within the stipulated period along with an application for condonation of delay.

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