The court allowed the condonation of a 221-day delay in filing a Regular First Appeal due to administrative reasons and acted ex-parte against respondents.
Delay of 221 days in filing Regular First Appeal is condoned and the application is disposed of.
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CMP(M) No. 854 of 2019
06.09.2019 Present:
Mr. Anil Jaswal and Ms. Rameeta Rahi, Additional Advocate Generals, for the applicants/appellants.
CMP(M) 854 of 2019:
None has appeared on behalf of respondents No. 1 to 5, though, as per report of Process Serving Agency, they stand served. Therefore, they are proceeded against ex-parte .
By means of this application, the applicants are seeking to condone the delay occurred in filing the appeal. Delay is stated to have occurred on account of administrative reasons. Cogent grounds have been given in the application, which is duly supported by an affidavit. Therefore, the same is allowed and delay of 221 days, as occurred in filing the Regular First Appeal, is condoned in the interest of justice. The application stands disposed of.
CMP No.8993 of 2019:
Subject to the applicants’ depositing entire award amount along with up-to-date interest in the Registry of this Court within four weeks from today, operation of the impugned award dated 18.06.2018, passed by learned Additional District Judge-II, Mandi, H.P, shall remain stayed, till final disposal of the appeal. Application stands disposed of accordingly.
RFA No.317 of 2019:
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(Jyotsna Rewal Dua) Judge
6th September, 2019 (reena)
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the delay of 221 days in filing the Regular First Appeal should be condoned on account of administrative reasons.
Applicants/Appellants
Respondents No. 1 to 5
Jyotsna Rewal Dua
As recorded by the court registry
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