IA No.1156 of 2020 (Condonation of delay)

          According to the appellant, the present appeal is delayed by 19 days and he files an application for condonation of delay i.e. IA No.1156 of 2020.  Heard.  For the reasons given in the application, the delay is condoned.  The I.A. stands disposed of.

FA No.96 of 2020

1.      Arguments on the appeal are heard.  The present appeal has been filed against the order dated 25.11.2019 whereby the appellant i.e. opposite party no.2 before the State Commission, had been proceed ex-parte.  It is argued that the appellant had although instructed his counsel to appear before the State Commission but he did not attend the proceedings.  It is further submitted that no relief has been claimed by the complainant in his complaint against them, if the impugned order is set aside, they intend to move an application for deletion of its name. 

2.      I have given thoughtful consideration to the contentions and the arguments.  Although it is argued that counsel was instructed to appear before the State Commission on the date of impugned order i.e. 25.11.2019 yet neither the name of the counsel who was to appeare disclosed nor there is any averment that vakalatnama was executed in favour of the said counsel by the appellant.  In the light of these, I find no ground to set aside the impugned order since no reasonable grounds has been shown.  The appellant was very well aware of the date of hearing i.e. 25.11.2019 still it did not duly attended or ensured that date of hearing is attended.

3.      The appeal is hereby dismissed having no merit.