TMI Blog2017 (11) TMI 1017X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... assed the impugned orders without taking note of the documents despatched to it by courier. Clearly, the respondent acted in violation of the principles of natural justice, despite the time being granted to the petitioner till July 24, 2017, to submit documents sought by the Dispute Resolution Panel, the Dispute Resolution Panel passed the order on July 24, 2017 itself and that too without taki ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... pl. No. 29528 of 2017 (Stay) 2. Notice. Mr. Puneet Rai, learned counsel for respondent accepts notice. 3. The question raised by the petitioner in these writ petitions filed under articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India concerns the validity of the orders dated July 24, 2017 passed by the Dispute Resolution Panel-2 (DRP), the respondent herein. 4. The background facts are that ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the petitioner asked for some more time to submit the documents. This was declined by the Dispute Resolution Panel stating that it had to pass orders by July 31, 2017. 6. The petitioner states that on July 24, 2017 it tendered some of the documents in the office of the Dispute Resolution Panel but they were refused to be received. The petitioner then despatched the said documents by courier to ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n July 24, 2017 itself and that too without taking on record the documents produced by the petitioner till then. The time given for the petitioner to do so was just four days. This was clearly unreasonable, particularly, since there was an intervening weekend between July 20/24, 2017. 9. For the above reasons, the court sets aside the impugned orders dated July 24, 2017 passed by the Dispute Re ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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