https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467146 Condonation of delay addresses a 3-year-and-10-day delay where a public authority awaited internal sanction before filing first appeal; the legal principle applied is a liberal construction of "sufficient cause" permitting procedural latitude for governmental decision-making where no gross negligence or mala fide conduct exists. Because sanction was sought and received and the appeal was filed promptly thereafter, the authority for condonation is satisfied and the appeal was restored subject to payment of costs and an order to appear before the First Appellate Court on the specified date. en-us Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 22:06:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467146 Condonation of delay addresses a 3-year-and-10-day delay where a public authority awaited internal sanction before filing first appeal; the legal principle applied is a liberal construction of "sufficient cause" permitting procedural latitude for governmental decision-making where no gross negligence or mala fide conduct exists. Because sanction was sought and received and the appeal was filed promptly thereafter, the authority for condonation is satisfied and the appeal was restored subject to payment of costs and an order to appear before the First Appellate Court on the specified date. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467146