FAO No.6675 of 2011 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RFA No.2489 of 1993 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.11.2011 Smt. Satnam Kaur and anr. ......Appellant(s) Versus State of Haryana and anr. ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. B.S. Bedi, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Hitinder Singh Lalli, Additional Advocate General, Haryana. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J. (Oral) CM Nos.10275-77-CI of 2010 This is claimants' appeal challenging the award of the Reference Court seeking enhancement of compensation. The appeal was admitted on 7.10.1993. Vide order dated 20.5.2009, the appeal was dismissed in default. CM No.10277-CI of 2010 has been filed for recalling of the said order and readmission of appeal. Along with restoration application, an application i.e. CM No.10276-CI of 2010 for condonation of delay of 283 days in filing the application for restoration, is also filed stating that the factum of said order 20.5.2009 could not come to the knowledge of the appellants and their counsel because the name of the counsel was not mentioned in the cause list. The said application is also supported by an affidavit of appellant No.1 and her counsel. Notice of this application was given to the State. No reply has been filed despite grant of many opportunities. FAO No.6675 of 2011 (O&M) 2 After hearing learned counsel for the applicant-appellants and for the reasons mentioned in the applications, which are supported by an affidavit, delay in filing the application for restoration is condoned. The order dated 20.5.2009 is also set aside and the appeal is restored to its original number. RFA No.2489 of 1993 Counsel for the appellants submits that the instant appeal is covered by a judgment of this Court passed in RFA No.882 of 1983 decided on 5.10.2007. Learned State counsel could not dispute the aforesaid fact. Keeping in view the aforesaid stand taken by the parties, the main appeal is taken on record and is disposed of in the terms of the aforesaid judgment of this Court. November 11, 2011 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE