https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468512 Delay in filing a first appeal may be condoned where part of the delay arose from filing before the wrong forum and the case involves special circumstances affecting substantial justice. The Court held that, in State litigation concerning land of strategic importance, rigid insistence on limitation would defeat adjudication on merits and risk injustice to the State's institutional interest. The delay was therefore condoned, the first appeal restored, and the matter directed to be heard on merits. en-us Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 11 May 2026 13:23:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468512 Delay in filing a first appeal may be condoned where part of the delay arose from filing before the wrong forum and the case involves special circumstances affecting substantial justice. The Court held that, in State litigation concerning land of strategic importance, rigid insistence on limitation would defeat adjudication on merits and risk injustice to the State's institutional interest. The delay was therefore condoned, the first appeal restored, and the matter directed to be heard on merits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 22 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468512