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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MURALI PURUSHOTHAMAN, J
SALIM R. – Appellant
Versus
POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA – Respondent
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| 1. compensation enhancement under statutory provisions. (Para 1) |
| 2. court's rejection of petitioner's delay explanation. (Para 2) |
| 3. affirmation of lower court’s discretion. (Para 3) |
| 4. insufficient cause for delay leads to dismissal. (Para 4 , 5) |
ORDER
The revision petitioner is the petitioner in O.P.(Electricity) No.215/2008 on the files of the Additional District Court-I, Kollam, which was filed under Sections 10 and 16(3) of the Indian Telegraph Act , 1885 read with Section 51 of the Indian Electricity Act , 1910, seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the 1st respondent- Corporation, for the trees cut and removed from his property for the purpose of drawing 400 kV electric line/ erecting tower from Madurai to Thiruvananthapuram. The said petition was dismissed for default by order dated 01.07.2011 for non-representation and for non-production of documents. The petitioner filed I.A. No.692/2017 under Order IX Rule 9 and Section 151 CPC to restore the original petition and I.A. No.693/2017 under Section 5 of the Limitation Act to condone the delay of 2082 days in filing the restoration application. It was contended by the learned counsel for the petitioner
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