https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81705 Non-compliance with a court direction to reconsider and decide refund applications within four weeks constituted breach of the judicial mandate. The respondent's claimed lack of jurisdiction could not excuse disobedience, and correspondence between the parties could not alter or vary the court's order. The Court therefore found contempt to that extent. An unconditional and unqualified apology was, however, accepted, so penal action was declined, though the Court recorded its disapproval of the breach and awarded costs. en-us Mon, 23 Mar 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:12:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81705 Non-compliance with a court direction to reconsider and decide refund applications within four weeks constituted breach of the judicial mandate. The respondent's claimed lack of jurisdiction could not excuse disobedience, and correspondence between the parties could not alter or vary the court's order. The Court therefore found contempt to that extent. An unconditional and unqualified apology was, however, accepted, so penal action was declined, though the Court recorded its disapproval of the breach and awarded costs. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 23 Mar 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81705