1993 (9) TMI 245

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....ibber, Advocate, for the Respondents. [Order per : G.P. Agarwal, Member (J)]. - This is an application of condonation of delay in preferring present appeal. In the application of delay of 41 days has been explained as under : (i) Because of the demolition of disputed structure at Ayodhya on 6-12-1992, there were communal riots in the country and as a result of that indefinite curfew was ....

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....rder-in-Appeal in the CEGAT was received in this office on 22-1-1993 and thereafter 23-1-1993, 24-1-1993 and 26-1-1993 were the public holidays. (vi) Owing to above unforeseen reasons, the appeal could not be filed within time. 2. To support the said grounds the applicants have also filed a Memo dated 6-1-1993 issued by the Addl. District Magistrate (City Meerut) certifying that Meerut....

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....ed Advocate submitted that there was no sufficient cause as after relaxation of the curfew the machinery should have been geared and the appeal should have been filed as the time was running out and cited the case reported in 1988 (38) E.L.T. 739 (S.C.). 5. We have considered the submissions. The impugned Order-in-Appeal was communicated to the Collector on 16-9-1992 and the appeal was recei....