https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=95464 Repeated dismissal of appeals for non-prosecution and a seven-year pendency justified refusal to restore them, as the Tribunal held that appellants must show sustained diligence and cannot keep stale appeals in abeyance indefinitely. A further adjournment was also denied because counsel's claimed medical incapacity was supported by no medical certificate, and the appellants could have arranged alternative representation. The absence of satisfactory proof, together with the history of repeated adjournments at the appellants' instance, led to dismissal of the restoration petitions and refusal of further adjournment. en-us Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:07:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=95464 Repeated dismissal of appeals for non-prosecution and a seven-year pendency justified refusal to restore them, as the Tribunal held that appellants must show sustained diligence and cannot keep stale appeals in abeyance indefinitely. A further adjournment was also denied because counsel's claimed medical incapacity was supported by no medical certificate, and the appellants could have arranged alternative representation. The absence of satisfactory proof, together with the history of repeated adjournments at the appellants' instance, led to dismissal of the restoration petitions and refusal of further adjournment. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 31 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=95464