SECURITY PRINTING & MINTING CORP.OF I.LD vs WORKMEN TR.GEN.SEC.OF ISP/CNP UNION &ORS

The Supreme Court set aside the orders of the High Court which dismissed the appellant's Writ Petition for default due to the absence of counsel. The Court found the reasons for non-attendance, attributed to the clerk's oversight, to be satisfactory. The appeal was allowed, restoring the writ petition to its original file for a merits hearing, contingent upon the payment of Rs. 20,000 as costs to the respondents within two months, failing which the appeal would be dismissed.