https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197898 An industrial adjudicatory body empowered to proceed ex parte also has incidental jurisdiction to consider an application to set aside an ex parte award on sufficient cause being shown, even after publication of the award in the Official Gazette. The doctrine of functus officio does not bar such recall where the award remains open to challenge on that ground. On the facts, a bona fide dispute about the hearing date, prompt action after learning of the disposal, and an uncontroverted explanation for absence justified setting aside the ex parte award. The award and the High Court order were quashed and the matter remitted for fresh disposal. en-us Fri, 19 Oct 1984 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 17 Jan 2018 17:27:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197898 An industrial adjudicatory body empowered to proceed ex parte also has incidental jurisdiction to consider an application to set aside an ex parte award on sufficient cause being shown, even after publication of the award in the Official Gazette. The doctrine of functus officio does not bar such recall where the award remains open to challenge on that ground. On the facts, a bona fide dispute about the hearing date, prompt action after learning of the disposal, and an uncontroverted explanation for absence justified setting aside the ex parte award. The award and the High Court order were quashed and the matter remitted for fresh disposal. Case-Laws Companies Law Fri, 19 Oct 1984 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197898