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Litigant cannot lose right to appeal over tribunal's e-filing glitch: SC
The Supreme Court said the period during which the tribunal's filing system was non-functional could be excluded while calculating the statutory limitation period
The Supreme Court recently held that a litigant should not lose the right to appeal merely because a tribunal’s e-filing system prevented a timely filing.
A Bench of Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Sheel Nagu made the observation while reviving an appeal filed by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-II (RPFC) against an order approving a resolution plan for Rolta India Limited.
