https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764983 Delhi HC held that DRI's 9-year delay in adjudicating a 2014 Show Cause Notice was unjustified. The court emphasized that statutory authorities must establish genuine hindrance when failing to resolve disputes with reasonable speed. Repeated placing and removing from call books without valid justification cannot excuse prolonged delays. Following precedents in Swatch Group and VOS Technologies cases, the court ruled that statutory flexibility cannot sanction lethargy. The SCN was quashed due to unjustified delay, and the petition was allowed. en-us Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 23 Jan 2025 08:39:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764983 Delhi HC held that DRI's 9-year delay in adjudicating a 2014 Show Cause Notice was unjustified. The court emphasized that statutory authorities must establish genuine hindrance when failing to resolve disputes with reasonable speed. Repeated placing and removing from call books without valid justification cannot excuse prolonged delays. Following precedents in Swatch Group and VOS Technologies cases, the court ruled that statutory flexibility cannot sanction lethargy. The SCN was quashed due to unjustified delay, and the petition was allowed. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=764983