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'ro( t-e ate o' appl"4at"o$. T-e Co&rt re'erre to t-e e4"#"o$ "$ Krishna Jain v. Dharam a! Jain1 -ere"$ "t -a# bee$ #tate t-at to -ol t-at7 $or(all5 (a"$te$a$4e #-o&l be (ae pa5able 'ro( t-e ate o' t-e orer a$ $ot 'ro( t-e ate o' t-e appl"4at"o$ &$le## #&4- orer "# ba4>e b5 rea#o$# o&l a(o&$t to "$#ert"$% #o(et-"$% (ore ore "$ t-e #& #&bB bB#e #e4t 4t"o "o$ $ -"4 -"4- t-e le%" le%"#l #lat at& &re $ee $eerr "$te$e. T-e H"%H"%- Co&rt -a ob#ere t-at "t a# a# &$able to rea "$ #&bB#e4t"o$ !2) la5"$% o$ a$5 r&le to aar (a"$te$a$4e 'ro( t-e ate o' t-e orer or t-at t-e %ra$t 'ro( t-e ate o' t-e appl"4at"o$ "# a$ e=4ept"o$. T-e H"%Co&r Co&rtt -a -a al#o al#o op" p"$e $e t-at t-at -et -et-e -err (a"$t a"$te$ e$a$ a$4e 4e "# %ra$te 'ro( t-e ate o' t-e orer or 'ro( t-e ate o' appl"4 appl"4at at"o "o$7 $7 t-e t-e Co&r Co&rtt "# re?&" re?&"re re to re4o re4or r rea# rea#o$ o$# # a# re?&"re re?&"re &$er #&bB#e4t"o$ !+) o' Se4t"o$ 3* o' t-e Coe. A'ter re'err"$% to t-e e4"#"o$ "$ Krishna Jain !#&pra)7 t-e Co&rt aerte to t-e e4"#"o$ o' t-e H"%- Co&rt o' A$-ra
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