- Sufficient cause — Appeal dismissed in default — Restoration application also rejected — Held: Appearance of a counsel before Supreme Court is sufficient cause for non-appearance before the High Court or any other subordinate Tribunal — The appellant placed on record of High Court a cause list of this Court accompanied by an affidavit, which is a sufficient ground for absence. The matters relating to rights of the parties and the orders passed by the Govt. functionaries must be decided on merits and should not be disposed of without hearing on merits. Education Department and another v. Syed Tariq Manzoor Gilani and 2 others 2007 SCR 247 (A)
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