No Recall Without Sufficient Cause: Tribunal Rejects Bid to Set Aside Ex-Parte Benami Orders

Visakh K. Vs SRS Mining (Appellate Tribunal Under SAFEMA at Delhi) The Appellate Tribunal under SAFEMA dismissed the recall applications filed by M/s SRS Mining seeking to set aside earlier ex-parte orders passed in benami proceedings under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act (PBPTA). The Tribunal held that the Applicant failed to demonstrate “sufficient cause” for non-appearance, despite being granted multiple opportunities over an extended period. The contention that absence was due to personal difficulties (illness and death in family) and negligence of counsel was rejec...