The Commissioner Of Income Tax-9 v. M/S.conwood Agencies Pvt.ltd

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.3579 OF 2007 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.3579 OF 2007 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.3579 OF 2007 IN IN IN INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.1485 OF 2007 INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.1485 OF 2007 The Commissioner of Income Tax-9 .. Appellant Vs. M/s.Conwood Agencies Pvt.Ltd. .. Respondent Mr.P.S.Sahadevan for the Appellant. Mr.S.J.Mehta for 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. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. By this Notice of Motion, the Appellant is seeking condonation of 575 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 9.12.2005 the Appeal came to be filed belatedly on 6.7.2007. We are not satisfied with the reasons given for condonation of delay. The reasons given for delay that of getting the draft memo of Appeal prepared and non-availability 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.1485/2007 also stands dismissed. (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.)