https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=118883 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, CHENNAI dismissed the appeal due to a delay of 269 days in filing. The reasons provided for the delay, including an employee's accident and subsequent absence, were deemed unconvincing. The Tribunal highlighted the lack of a substitute for the injured employee handling Central Excise matters as unreasonable. Despite a doctor's certificate, the explanation was found insufficient, resulting in the application for condonation of delay being rejected and the appeal being dismissed as time-barred. en-us Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:39:07 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=118883 The Appellate Tribunal CESTAT, CHENNAI dismissed the appeal due to a delay of 269 days in filing. The reasons provided for the delay, including an employee's accident and subsequent absence, were deemed unconvincing. The Tribunal highlighted the lack of a substitute for the injured employee handling Central Excise matters as unreasonable. Despite a doctor's certificate, the explanation was found insufficient, resulting in the application for condonation of delay being rejected and the appeal being dismissed as time-barred. Case-Laws Central Excise Fri, 21 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=118883