2004 (5) TMI 473

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.... Shri P.M. Saleem, SDR, for the Respondent. [Order per : S.L. Peeran, Member (J) (Oral)].-  The appellants are seeking condonation of delay of 50 days in filing the appeal. The application is supported by the affidavit of one Shri W. R. Gopi, Assistant General Manager. The time chart discloses that the impugned order was received on 17-10-2003. The appellants were required to have file....

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....e appellants and submits that there was no difficulty for the appellants to file the appeal within the prescribed time. There was no sufficient cause stated for not filing the appeal till 11-1-2004. Shri W.R. Gopi, Asstt. Manager who proceeded on official duty did not prevent the General Manager or any other officers to file the appeal within the prescribed time and the reason given in the time ch....

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....is no affidavit from Shri S. Vijaykumar, General Manager (Comm.) to justify the delay in filing the appeal. It clearly shows that Shri W.R. Gopi is not an authorised signatory to file the appeal and hence, the appeal has been filed by Shri S. Vijaykumar, General Manager (Comm.). Even the reasons given by Shri W.R. Gopi in the affidavit is flimsy. Further, he was not authorised to file the appeal b....