1996 (11) TMI 475

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..... s. 2. By a common judgment dated 15-12-1992 a learned Single Judge of the Imphal Bench of the Gauhati High Court passed orders detrimental to the interests of the State of Manipur. It appears that some preparatory steps were taken by the State of Manipur in order to appeal against the aforesaid common judgment and order before the Letters Patent Bench but on account of departmental problems it .....

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..... nt Bench declined to condone the delay and dismissed the Letters Patent appeals as belated. This has given cause to the State of Manipur and other parties joining with it, to come up in these appeals of a batch. 3. We have heard learned counsel. It is noteworthy and not open to any objection that the learned Single Judge was entitled to condone the delay in filing the review petitions before hi .....

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..... limitation. It is stated at the Bar that the period of limitation prescribed for filing the Letters Patent appeal was 30 days from the date of the order. On the above analysis of facts the appellants were obviously within limitation. In any case the delay had appropriately been explained. For these reasons we allow these appeals, set aside the impugned order of the High Court and request it to ign .....

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