1992 (8) TMI 173

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....he appellant has stated before the lower authority that he had to leave Dammam suddenly due to the war and he entrusted his baggage to his friends and later he was informed by his friends that shipment was suspended due to the war. The lower authority in his order has held that the appellant did not satisfactorily explain the reasons and had produced no evidence in support of his plea that the delay was due to the reasons beyond the control of the appellant. 2. The learned Consultant for the appellant pleaded that at the relevant time extraordinary conditions were prevailing in and around Saudi Arabia following the illegal annexation of Kuwait. He pleaded that there was dislocation of shipping services and shipment space could not be sec....

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....evidence by way of any Circular issued to the expatriates in Saudi Arabia to leave that country has been produced nor any evidence in regard to dispensing with the services of the appellant in that country because of the conditions prevailing there. While Kuwait had been occupied at that time, there is nothing on record to show that there was a general exodus of repatriates at the relevant time from Saudi Arabia particularly where the appellant was working. The appellant has not placed any evidence on record to show nor any circumstance has been explained before us that so far as the appellant was concerned he had to leave suddenly because of the prevailing conditions there which have been described as extraordinary. No letter has been prod....