2013 (2) TMI 823

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....nda Sen, Adv. for the Appellant Ms. Sampa Sarkar, Adv. for the Respondent JUDGEMENT By the order under challenge the learned Tribunal dismissed the appeal on the ground of limitation. Prayer for condonation of delay was rejected. The order under challenge before the Tribunal was dated 22nd December, 2000, which is as follows: " The abovenamed appellant has filed the instant appeal petition....

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....r, the appellant did not appear before the appellate authority when the case was posted for hearing. The appellant also either did not appear or prayed for adjournment on the subsequent dates when the case was posted for hearing on 19.5.2000, 28.8.2000, 28.9.2000 & 28.11.2000. As the proceedings cannot be kept pending for an indefinite period, and as the appellant have failed to pre-deposit the ....

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....ber, 2000 was sought to be reviewed, but the prayer for review was not granted. There is some substance in the submission made by Mr. Khaitan, but the fact remains that the appellant has successfully avoided the liability to pay the sum of ₹ 32,56,079.43p for more than 12 years. Therefore, no effective relief can be granted without first securing the aforesaid sum. In the premises, the foll....