The Commissioner Of Income Tax-7 v. Navneet Publications (I) Ltd

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.2798 OF 2007 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.2798 OF 2007 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.2798 OF 2007 IN IN IN INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.1425 OF 2007 INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.1425 OF 2007 The Commissioner of Income Tax-7 .. Appellant Vs. Navneet Publications (I) Ltd. .. Respondent Mr.A.D.Kango with Mr.P.S.Sahadevan for the Appellant. Mr.Ajay Singh for the Respondent. CORAM :- DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN &J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. CORAM :- DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. DATE : 8th April, 2008 DATE : 8th April, 2008 P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. By this Notice of Motion, the Appellant is seeking condonation of 459 days’ delay caused in filing the Appeal. Perused the affidavit-in-support of the Notice of Motion. It appears that though the last date for filing the Appeal was 26.03.2006 the Appeal came to be filed belatedly on 28.06.2007. We are not satisfied with the reasons given for condonation of delay. The reasons given viz.getting the draft Memo of Appeal prepared and obtaining of Court fee stamps etc. does not appear to be justifiable. No sufficient cause is made out for condonation of delay. Hence, Notice of Motion stands dismissed. 2. In view of dismissal of the Notice of Motion, Income Tax Appeal (L) No.1425/2007 also stands dismissed. (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.)