2005 (6) TMI 538

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....ons of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, 1957 (for short, "the Act"), who has preferred a second appeal before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal under the provisions of section 22 of the Act, has approached this court praying for issue of a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct the Tribunal to entertain the appeal of the petitioner before it, independent of the period of limitation prescrib....

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....stances, similar petition had been allowed by this court by condoning the delay and issuing directions to the Tribunal to entertain the appeal subject to certain deposits being made, etc., and in terms of the order passed in W. P. No. 28247 of 2002, dated August 14, 2002, prays for issue of similar directions in the present case also. A writ of mandamus lies to direct a public authority to perfo....

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....28247 of 2002, dated August 14, 2002 is concerned, while no legal position has been examined in this case, it appears that certain amounts were required to be deposited and in that context, on the petitioner therein undertaking to deposit certain amount within stipulated time that the appellate authority was directed to consider the appeal without raising any objection with regard to the period of....