Commissioner Of Income-Tax v. M/S.trinity Engineers Ltd

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.424 OF 2007 IN INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.201 OF 2007 Commissioner of Income-tax- ..Appellant Versus M/s.Trinity Engineers Ltd., ..Respondent ---- Mr.P.S.Sahadevan for the appellant. ---- Coram : F.I.Rebello & R.S.Mohite,JJ Date : 20.02.2008 PC 1. This is a motion for condoning 1247 days delay in filing of the main appeal. A perusal of the affidavit-in-support indicates that CCIT-2 approved filing of appeal on 22.8.2002 and thereafter, file was sent to Panel Advocate for drafting appeal memo. The appeal memo was ultimately received back on was sent to Panel Advocate for drafting appeal memo. The appeal memo was ultimately received back on 27.10.2006. A period of more than 4 years and 2 months for drafting appeal memo cannot be said to be reasonable. In our view, cause shown does not amount to sufficient cause. Hence motion dismissed. INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.201 OF 2007 . As the motion for condoning delay is dismissed, appeal also stands dismissed. (R.S.Mohite,J) (F.I.Rebello,J)