Ravindra Jain vs Natraj Albums Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. on 16 October, 1996
(7) There is a near unanimity of opinion amongst different High Courts of the country as deducible from the available decided cases holding the provisions of Rule 3-A directory and not mandatory. Merely because a time barred appeal is not accompanied by an application for condensation of delay that by itself is no ground to dismiss the appeal. 7.1. For Bombay view see M.Das Gupta v. Prakash K. Shah, . 7.2.