https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=209476 A delay of 278 days in filing an appeal was examined on the basis of whether the department had shown sufficient cause for condonation. A plea of internal scrutiny, administrative processing, and delayed communication of the instruction to appeal was found inadequate, as it did not explain the prolonged lapse and reflected a casual approach to the matter. The delay was therefore not condoned, and the appeal was dismissed as time-barred. The stay application was also dismissed in consequence. en-us Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=209476 A delay of 278 days in filing an appeal was examined on the basis of whether the department had shown sufficient cause for condonation. A plea of internal scrutiny, administrative processing, and delayed communication of the instruction to appeal was found inadequate, as it did not explain the prolonged lapse and reflected a casual approach to the matter. The delay was therefore not condoned, and the appeal was dismissed as time-barred. The stay application was also dismissed in consequence. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=209476