2007 Amendments to Chapter XIX-A: Streamlining Settlement Commission Proceedings Without Penalizing Applicants for Unavoidable Delays.

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....Since the purported objective of the amendments introduced in Chapter XIX-A by the 2007 Act is to streamline the proceedings before the Settlement Commission and to ensure expeditious disposal of pending cases, the amendments cannot be construed so as to punish an applicant for the inability or failure of the Settlement Commission to dispose of its application within the period specified in section 245D (4A), where such delay in disposal is not attributable to the applicant. - HC....