https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41204 Delay in filing an appeal may be treated as excusable where the assessee acted promptly on wrong advice from the Assistant Collector and there was no inaction or negligence on its part. The period spent pursuing the remedy indicated by the departmental authority was treated as capable of counting for limitation purposes, with the result that the appeal was considered within time. On that basis, the appeal was held maintainable and fit to be decided on merits. en-us Sat, 30 Aug 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 31 May 2010 12:16:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41204 Delay in filing an appeal may be treated as excusable where the assessee acted promptly on wrong advice from the Assistant Collector and there was no inaction or negligence on its part. The period spent pursuing the remedy indicated by the departmental authority was treated as capable of counting for limitation purposes, with the result that the appeal was considered within time. On that basis, the appeal was held maintainable and fit to be decided on merits. Case-Laws Central Excise Sat, 30 Aug 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=41204