https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300460 A seven-day delay in filing an appeal was condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act because the appellant had taken timely steps, obtained sanction, forwarded papers to counsel, and deposited the required amount within time. Although the certified copy initially showed an incorrect overwritten date, the record and affidavits supported the explanation. The unexplained lapse arose only after the papers had been handed over to counsel, and the appellant was not shown to have been negligent. Delay caused by counsel or his office was therefore not visited on the appellant, and condonation was granted. en-us Wed, 17 Apr 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:45:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300460 A seven-day delay in filing an appeal was condoned under Section 5 of the Limitation Act because the appellant had taken timely steps, obtained sanction, forwarded papers to counsel, and deposited the required amount within time. Although the certified copy initially showed an incorrect overwritten date, the record and affidavits supported the explanation. The unexplained lapse arose only after the papers had been handed over to counsel, and the appellant was not shown to have been negligent. Delay caused by counsel or his office was therefore not visited on the appellant, and condonation was granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 17 Apr 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300460