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Learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the appellant could not take appropriate steps at the appropriate time due to inadvertence of the previous counsel.<\/p>\n<p>The High Court, after due consideration of the submissions made on behalf of the petitioner, opined that <em>a litigant should not suffer due to the conduct of the counsel. <\/em>A counsel is an officer of the Court<em>. <\/em>Placing reliance on the maxim \u201c<em>actus curiae neminem gravabit<\/em>\u201d, which means that a litigant should not suffer due to act of the court, The High Court held it just and proper to remand the matter back to the LA Judge while directing the appellant to file claim statement. 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