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1. Condonation of delay in filing appeals against suspension of CHA license. 2. Statutory right of appeal versus exercise of discretion by the court. Analysis: Issue 1: The petition was filed against the Customs Excise & Gold (Control) Appellate Tribunal's order refusing to condone the delay in filing appeals against the suspension of the petitioner's Custom House Clearing Agents (CHA) license. The petitioner's license had been suspended on multiple occasions for various violations, including tampering with documents and misdeclaration of goods. The petitioner filed two appeals along with applications for condonation of delay, supported by affidavits explaining the reasons for the delay. Issue 2: The court acknowledged that the activities of the petitioner did not warrant leniency, but emphasized the statutory right of appeal that cannot be denied. Despite the lack of a strong case for condonation of delay, the court decided to take a lenient view and allowed the appeals to proceed, subject to the payment of costs amounting to Rs. 25,000 in each appeal. The court made it clear that the payment of costs within the specified period was a condition for the appeals to be registered and decided on their merits promptly. The judgment concluded by disposing of the petition with no order as to costs and directed the parties to act on the authenticated copy of the order provided by the Court Associate.
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