https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=92676 Delay in filing the appeals was not condoned because the medical certificates produced showed only prescriptions and routine advice, not hospitalisation or incapacity sufficient to establish serious illness as sufficient cause. The Tribunal also noted the absence of supporting affidavits from the employee said to be handling excise matters and from the other director, and treated the explanation as laches and negligence. On that basis, the applications for condonation were rejected and the appeals were dismissed for want of prosecution. en-us Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:56:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=92676 Delay in filing the appeals was not condoned because the medical certificates produced showed only prescriptions and routine advice, not hospitalisation or incapacity sufficient to establish serious illness as sufficient cause. The Tribunal also noted the absence of supporting affidavits from the employee said to be handling excise matters and from the other director, and treated the explanation as laches and negligence. On that basis, the applications for condonation were rejected and the appeals were dismissed for want of prosecution. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 05 May 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=92676