2023 (8) TMI 988

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....rakash, AOR For Respondent(s) Mr. Govind Manoharan, Adv. Mr. A. Karthik, AOR Mr. C.S. Arun Shankar, Adv. Ms. Smrithi Suresh, Adv. Mr. Arsh Khan, Adv. Ms. Sreepriya K, Adv. Ms. Neeta Sanjay Savale, Adv. ORDER Although, Leave has been granted in this case as this case was connected with other appeals, it is nevertheless brought to the notice of this Court by learned counsel on both sides that t....

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....appeal and also the delay in filing the revision petition before the High Court. Per contra, learned counsel for the respondent submitted that the gross delay of 647 days in filing the revision petition before the High Court has not been explained to the satisfaction of the High Court, which has rightly dismissed the revision petition and similarly the State has delayed the filing of Special Leav....

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.... is that the file had got mixed up with some other files and, therefore, ultimately only on 13.01.2021, the same was noticed and steps were taken to send a letter to the Office of the Advocate General of the State of Kerala and a copy to the Special Govt. Pleader (Taxes) and thereafter, steps were taken to file the appeal on 22.07.2021. We find that the reason cited for the gross delay of 390 day....