https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72891 Rule 20 of the CEGAT Procedure Rules gives the Tribunal discretion to dismiss an appeal for default of appearance where a party, after obtaining an adjournment, fails to appear on the re-fixed date and makes no arrangements for representation. The text emphasises that litigants must follow up adjournment requests themselves and cannot assume the Tribunal will notify them of acceptance or rejection. On the facts described, the appellant did not appear when the matter was called, while the Revenue was represented, and the appeal was dismissed for non-appearance. en-us Thu, 24 Mar 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72891 Rule 20 of the CEGAT Procedure Rules gives the Tribunal discretion to dismiss an appeal for default of appearance where a party, after obtaining an adjournment, fails to appear on the re-fixed date and makes no arrangements for representation. The text emphasises that litigants must follow up adjournment requests themselves and cannot assume the Tribunal will notify them of acceptance or rejection. On the facts described, the appellant did not appear when the matter was called, while the Revenue was represented, and the appeal was dismissed for non-appearance. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 24 Mar 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=72891