https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460373 Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 was construed to permit condonation of delay beyond 90 days in filing an appeal, because the Act does not expressly or impliedly exclude the Limitation Act, 1963. Reading Section 21 with Sections 3, 5 and 29(2) of the Limitation Act, the Court treated the second proviso to Section 21(5) as directory rather than mandatory. The construction was also supported by the constitutional importance of the right of appeal in criminal matters, fair procedure and access to justice under Article 21. An application for condonation on sufficient cause was therefore maintainable, and the delayed appeal could proceed on merits. en-us Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 19:07:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460373 Section 21 of the National Investigation Agency Act, 2008 was construed to permit condonation of delay beyond 90 days in filing an appeal, because the Act does not expressly or impliedly exclude the Limitation Act, 1963. Reading Section 21 with Sections 3, 5 and 29(2) of the Limitation Act, the Court treated the second proviso to Section 21(5) as directory rather than mandatory. The construction was also supported by the constitutional importance of the right of appeal in criminal matters, fair procedure and access to justice under Article 21. An application for condonation on sufficient cause was therefore maintainable, and the delayed appeal could proceed on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=460373