https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457189 Stale show-cause proceedings that remained pending for decades, despite an earlier expectation of adjudication, justified supervisory directions requiring the authority to first decide whether to continue. Because the allegations had already been narrowed from connivance and consent to neglect, any further action could proceed only on that limited basis. The court also took into account the petitioners' retirement and the absence of meaningful progress, and directed completion of the matter within a fixed time-frame. The show-cause notice was not quashed, but continuation was confined to the surviving allegation and had to be concluded expeditiously. en-us Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 16:01:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457189 Stale show-cause proceedings that remained pending for decades, despite an earlier expectation of adjudication, justified supervisory directions requiring the authority to first decide whether to continue. Because the allegations had already been narrowed from connivance and consent to neglect, any further action could proceed only on that limited basis. The court also took into account the petitioners' retirement and the absence of meaningful progress, and directed completion of the matter within a fixed time-frame. The show-cause notice was not quashed, but continuation was confined to the surviving allegation and had to be concluded expeditiously. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=457189