https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313417 CESTAT New Delhi rejected the Department's application for condonation of delay in filing an appeal after four years and nineteen days. The Department was aware since May 18, 2018 that their appeal had been returned due to defects, yet filed letters in 2020 and 2021 seeking status of the already-returned appeal. Despite being granted opportunity to provide better explanation, the Department failed to satisfactorily explain the enormous delay beyond the statutory three-month limit. The Tribunal found the Department highly negligent and rejected the condonation application, resulting in dismissal of the appeal for being filed beyond the statutory period. en-us Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313417 CESTAT New Delhi rejected the Department's application for condonation of delay in filing an appeal after four years and nineteen days. The Department was aware since May 18, 2018 that their appeal had been returned due to defects, yet filed letters in 2020 and 2021 seeking status of the already-returned appeal. Despite being granted opportunity to provide better explanation, the Department failed to satisfactorily explain the enormous delay beyond the statutory three-month limit. The Tribunal found the Department highly negligent and rejected the condonation application, resulting in dismissal of the appeal for being filed beyond the statutory period. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313417