CESTAT dismissed the appellant's appeal as time-barred, holding...

CESTAT dismissed the appellant's appeal as time-barred, holding that non-service of the adjudication order resulted from the appellant's own negligence. The appellant had vacated its old business premises and surrendered its Import Export License but failed to intimate the Department or the concerned post office regarding the change of address or to arrange redirection of mail. The Tribunal found no evidence of any timely steps to obtain the order after learning of its existence, including the unexplained delay before filing an RTI application. Distinguishing precedent where change of address had been duly notified, CESTAT held there was no sufficient cause to override limitation and sustained the impugned order.

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