Per Mr B A Shaikh, Hon’ble Presiding Member

1.      None is present for the appellant.  Advocate Mr A R Godbole is present for respondent No.1. Advocate Mr Godbole submitted that this Commission condoned the delay that occurred in filing of the appeal subject to payment of cost of Rs.1,000/- to the respondent No.1 on or before 24.10.2016.  He further submitted that the said cost is not paid to the respondent No.1 till this date. He, therefore, requested that the appeal bearing No.A/15/466 may be dismissed on the said ground.

2.      Perusal of the record & proceedings of the appeal shows that on 15.09.2016 after hearing the advocates of both parties the delay occurred in filing of appeal was condoned subject to payment of cost of Rs.1,000/- by the appellant to the respondent No.1 on or before 24.10.2016.

3.      On 24.10.2016, Advocate Mr R S Naktode had appeared for the appellant & he had sought time for payment of cost of Rs.1,000/-.  The appeal then came to be adjourned till this date. 

4.      Today none appeared for the appellant and aforesaid cost of Rs.1,000/- is also not paid to the respondent No.1 by the appellant. Therefore, there is no alternative but to dismiss in default the appeal.

Hence, the appeal is dismissed in default.

Copy of the order be furnished to both parties free of cost.