https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=116614 A 264-day delay in filing a special leave petition was not condoned because the explanation was found inadequate and stereotyped. The Court held that drafting, transmission, resubmission, and forwarding steps within government channels did not constitute a judicially acceptable basis for such prolonged delay, even allowing for institutional processes and bureaucratic red tape. It reiterated that while the State may receive some latitude in decision-making, there are limits to that indulgence, and bureaucratic indifference cannot excuse lack of promptitude. Relief was declined and the special leave petition was dismissed as time barred. en-us Fri, 17 Dec 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:13:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=116614 A 264-day delay in filing a special leave petition was not condoned because the explanation was found inadequate and stereotyped. The Court held that drafting, transmission, resubmission, and forwarding steps within government channels did not constitute a judicially acceptable basis for such prolonged delay, even allowing for institutional processes and bureaucratic red tape. It reiterated that while the State may receive some latitude in decision-making, there are limits to that indulgence, and bureaucratic indifference cannot excuse lack of promptitude. Relief was declined and the special leave petition was dismissed as time barred. Case-Laws Wealth-tax Fri, 17 Dec 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=116614