https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303947 A first appeal should not be dismissed as time-barred without giving the appellant a fair opportunity to seek condonation of delay and explain sufficient cause. The appellate court must use procedure to advance substantial justice, especially because the right of first appeal is valuable and limitation should not defeat merits without hearing the party on delay. On the facts stated, the explanation for delay was accepted as sufficient, and the delay was held condonable. en-us Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:05:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303947 A first appeal should not be dismissed as time-barred without giving the appellant a fair opportunity to seek condonation of delay and explain sufficient cause. The appellate court must use procedure to advance substantial justice, especially because the right of first appeal is valuable and limitation should not defeat merits without hearing the party on delay. On the facts stated, the explanation for delay was accepted as sufficient, and the delay was held condonable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303947