State Of Madras Represented By Spl. ... vs Muthurethinam And Ors. on 17 November, 1969
14. expressed the view that the time for preferring an appeal should be calculated on the endorsements on the copies of judgment produced in each of the appeals, even if they were filed in a batch and in one of them such copies were produced and in the rest their production was dispensed with. At the same time it was felt in that case that delay, in such cases might, however, be excused in the circumstances. The correctness of this view has been examined by us and we are of opinion that, on a proper construction of Section 12(2) and (3) and of the principles evolved by some of the decided cases relevant to the question, the view in does require modification.