Court-process delay in uploading orders cannot prejudice compliance with service steps; dismissal for non-service was set aside.

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....Non-upload of judicial orders prevented the appellant from being fairly bound to take fresh service steps, because the directions were not available to the Registry in time for compliance. Applying actus curiae neminem gravabit, the NCLAT held that a party cannot be prejudiced by delay attributable to the court process itself. The dismissal of the Section 7 petition for non-service was set aside, the petition was restored, and the matter was remanded to the Adjudicating Authority for disposal in accordance with law after hearing the parties.....