2019 (9) TMI 518

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.... Mr. D. Pangam, Advocate General with Ms. Susan Linhares, Addl. Government Advocate for the Respondents. Oral Judgment (Per M.S. Sonak, J) Heard Mr. R. Rao, learned counsel for the Applicant and Mr. D. Pangam, learned Advocate General alongwith Ms. S. Linhares, learned Addl. Government Advocate for the Respondents. 2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent and at the re....

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....of delay in instituting the Second Appeal before it. The Second Appeal was admittedly instituted within a period of one year from the date of service of the decision of the First Appellate Authority. Accordingly, the Tribunal was required to first consider whether there was any sufficient cause for condonation of delay in instituting the Second Appeal. At this stage, at least it was not open to th....