§19(3) 90-day limit is condonable for sufficient cause; Commission exercises equitable discretion.

Delay in filing §19(3) Second Appeal may be condoned for sufficient cause; Commission has equitable discretion.

While §19(3) prescribes a 90-day limitation for Second Appeal, the Commission has equitable discretion to condone delay for sufficient cause. Common grounds: illness, change of address, loss of PIO's original order.

§19(3), condonation of delay, limitation, Second Appeal

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Editorial summary · last reviewed 21 April 2026.