https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191556 The High Court of Calcutta dismissed an appeal against an Income-tax Appellate Tribunal decision due to a significant delay of 1517 days. The petitioner's claim of relying on legal advice to not appeal initially was rejected, as the court found the petitioner consciously chose not to appeal within the prescribed period. The court refused to admit the appeal, emphasizing the lack of valid reasons for the prolonged delay. The court cited a Supreme Court judgment and dismissed the application for condonation of delay, resulting in the appeal's dismissal. en-us Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Apr 2017 10:09:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191556 The High Court of Calcutta dismissed an appeal against an Income-tax Appellate Tribunal decision due to a significant delay of 1517 days. The petitioner's claim of relying on legal advice to not appeal initially was rejected, as the court found the petitioner consciously chose not to appeal within the prescribed period. The court refused to admit the appeal, emphasizing the lack of valid reasons for the prolonged delay. The court cited a Supreme Court judgment and dismissed the application for condonation of delay, resulting in the appeal's dismissal. Case-Laws Income Tax Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=191556