Condonation of short appeal delay accepted on special circumstances, allowing admission without a merits decision.

A 10-day delay in filing the appeal was condoned because the appellant showed sufficient cause based on fleeing a disturbed country and the late intimation given to the advocates handling the filing. The Tribunal treated these as special and peculiar circumstances justifying the short delay, admitted the appeal, and set aside the impugned order without deciding the merits.

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Issues: Whether a delay of 10 days in filing the appeal deserved condonation on the facts stated.

Analysis: The delay was explained on the basis of the appellant's having fled from a disturbed country in turmoil and the late intimation to the advocates entrusted with filing the appeal. Having regard to these special and peculiar circumstances, the Tribunal accepted that sufficient cause existed for the short delay.

Conclusion: The delay of 10 days was condoned and the appeal was admitted, with the impugned order set aside; no decision was rendered on the merits.

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