2001 (11) TMI 170

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..... icants seek for condonation of delay of the appeal. Appellants, through their General Manager, have sought for condonation of delay of 29 days stating that the official dealing with the issue in their organization was out of station during the relevant period and therefore the process for preparing the appeal and filing of the same could not be initiated in time. They plead that the delay caused i .....

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..... n during the relevant period has not been disclosed in the application. He submits that the General Manager who has signed the affidavit and the Vakalat and the appeal has not explained as to why he did not file the appeal. The concerned person to file the appeal was General Manager (Commercial) and not unnamed person who is fictitious one. He further submits that the explanation is flimsy and lat .....

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..... that the General Manager has just given some reason on the premise that the Court will condone even if no reasons are given. The Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of U.O.I. v. Tata Yodogawa Ltd. has not accepted this approach and has not accepted the reasons given by the Union of India for such lapse and negligence and has refused to condone the delay of 51 days. The facts in the case of Collector, .....

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