2008 (7) TMI 99

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..... for condonation of delay - delay of the appeal has not been satisfactorily explained and consequently this application gets dismissed - appeal also gets dismissed as time-barred - S/56/2008 - 652/2008 - Dated:- 4-7-2008 - Shri P.G. Chacko, Member (J) Shri P.K. Parameswaran, Advocate, for the Appellant. Shri V. V. Hariharan, JCDR, for the Respondent. [Order]. - There are two appli .....

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..... Managing Director's affidavit filed in support of this application. This affidavit states (a) that the M.D. had to travel to Bombay, Delhi and Calcutta often for purchasing machinery, arranging funds etc. for expansion of the company (b) his accountant resigned in mid-Aug'07 for taking a government job (c) that, as a new accountant could not be appointed immediately, the Factory Manager took over .....

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..... the company till mid-Aug'07. The impugned order was received by him on 5-5-07. The statutory period for filing appeal expired during his tenure. When he resigned from the company, the Factory Manager took charge but the latter also did not take any action, for which there is no explanation whatsoever. Where it is the case of the M.D that the accountant was in charge of legal matters including Cen .....

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