Counsel’s Lapse No Excuse for Petitioner’s Delay if Appellant not diligent: Kerala HC

Abdul Gafoor Udinikkattil Mohammed Vs Joint Commissioner of Customs (Kerala High Court) The case concerns a writ petition challenging an order confiscating 329.37 grams of gold ornaments seized from the petitioner on 30.09.2022. The petitioner asserted that after the confiscation order was issued on 04.09.2023, he entrusted his lawyer to file an appeal before the appellate authority and believed the appeal had been filed. He later learned, upon receiving a demand notice dated 15.01.2025, that no appeal had been submitted. The petitioner sought directions to allow a delayed appeal, exclusion of...