2022 (5) TMI 1362

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....Mr. Anupam S. Sharma, Special Counsel with Mr. Prakarsh Airan and Ms. Harpreet Kalsi, Advocates For the Respondent: Respondent-in-person JUDGMENT SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J. (ORAL) 1. Appellant impugns the judgment and order dated 21.10.2016 whereby the application of the appellant seeking condonation of delay of 204 days in filing the appeal challenging order dated 11.08.2014 was dismissed a....

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....wever, he expressed his inability to draft the appeal for personal reasons and thereafter, another counsel was appointed and documents were sent to him for drafting the appeal. The draft of the appeal was received. Since the appeal was to be filed along with the statutory deposit of fee, request was sent to the Accounts Department for sanction and preparation of the pay order for deposit along wit....

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....accept the contention of the Respondent and finds that the judgments referred are not applicable to the facts of the present case. 7. In Tata Yodogawa Ltd. (supra), the Supreme Court had considered the application seeking condonation of delay wherein it was contended by the Appellants therein that the "legal problem in filing the special leave petitions arose" and the Supreme Court despite oppo....

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....at in that case the delay sought to be condoned was of 1724 days. 10. In view of the facts of the case, as also the explanation rendered for the delay, we are of the opinion that Appellant has sufficiently explained the delay for not filing the appeal within the prescribed period. Consequently, the appeal is allowed. 11. Application seeking condonation of delay in filing the appeal before th....