https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458716 Section 10 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 applies to appeals under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 unless expressly excluded, so an appeal filed on the next working day after the period expired could not be treated as time-barred merely because the last day fell on a Sunday. The expression "sufficient cause" for condonation must be construed liberally, with bona fides and absence of negligence remaining relevant. On that approach, the explanation for delay in an environmental clearance matter was accepted, the refusal to condone was held erroneous, and the delay was condoned so the appeal could proceed on merits before the Tribunal. en-us Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:07:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458716 Section 10 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 applies to appeals under Section 16 of the National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 unless expressly excluded, so an appeal filed on the next working day after the period expired could not be treated as time-barred merely because the last day fell on a Sunday. The expression "sufficient cause" for condonation must be construed liberally, with bona fides and absence of negligence remaining relevant. On that approach, the explanation for delay in an environmental clearance matter was accepted, the refusal to condone was held erroneous, and the delay was condoned so the appeal could proceed on merits before the Tribunal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 02 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458716