1992 (3) TMI 350

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..... s agreed that the original petition itself may be disposed of. Accordingly I am disposing of the original petition. 2. Being aggrieved by an order of adjudication the petitioner filed an appeal before the first respondent which was delayed by a period of three months and five days. He filed an application for condonation of delay. The affidavit in support of this application is Ext. P14. He has .....

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..... merits. The fact that the appellant has been diligent is clear from the circumstances that the demand draft for institution fee had been purchased on 23-5-1989. Petitioner s Counsel Sri S. Parameswaran shifted his office and that appears to have resulted in some confusion and misplacement of papers. The entire blame, if at all, was therefore, on the Counsel s office and as to what happened there. .....

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..... rim order should continue pending the appeal as well. 5. The order Ext.P15 is quashed. The first respondent Tribunal is directed to take the Appeal No. G/578/89/MAS on its file for hearing on merits. The Tribunal shall dispose of the appeal within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Pending disposal of the appeal the gold seized from the petitioner shal .....

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