Treating the appeal to be against the original order dated 3rd August, 1999, the High Court formed an opinion that there was a delay of 461 days in filing the appeal which was number explained satisfactorily and, therefore, the application for companydonation of delay was liable to be rejected.
An application for obtaining a certified companyy of the order passed in review petition was made on 12th December, 2000, The certified companyy was ready and delivered on 3rd January, 2001.
The memo of appeal shows it is a companyposite appeal filed against both the orders, that is, the order dated 3rd August, 1999, disposing of the main civil writ petition and the order dated 7th December, 2000 rejecting the appellants application for review.
On 2nd December, 2000, the appellant had applied for certified companyy of the order dated 3rd August, 1999, which was ready and delivered on 16th January, 2001.
On 3rd September, 1999, the petitioner sought for a review of the order passed in writ petition.
The review petition was dismissed on 7th December, 2000.
A civil writ petition was filed by the appellant which came to be disposed of on merits on 3rd August, 1999.
On 17th January, 2001, the appellant filed a writ appeal.
The application seeking companydonation of delay in filing the appeals was also moved.
The relief sought for by the appellant was allowed in part.
Consequent upon rejection of application for companydonation of delay, the appeal itself was also dismissed without any adjudication on merits.
The division bench of the High Court did number go into the merits of the appeal.
Leave granted.
