https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42039 Condonation of delay in filing a Special Leave Petition requires a substantive and adequate explanation for the entire period of delay. A mere chronology of dates, without supporting material showing why the delay occurred at each stage, is insufficient. Where the record shows multiple unexplained delays in inter-departmental processing and no further explanatory affidavit is filed despite time being available, the Court may refuse to exercise its discretion to condone delay. On that basis, the condonation application was rejected and the Special Leave Petition was dismissed as barred by limitation. en-us Mon, 24 Nov 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:19:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42039 Condonation of delay in filing a Special Leave Petition requires a substantive and adequate explanation for the entire period of delay. A mere chronology of dates, without supporting material showing why the delay occurred at each stage, is insufficient. Where the record shows multiple unexplained delays in inter-departmental processing and no further explanatory affidavit is filed despite time being available, the Court may refuse to exercise its discretion to condone delay. On that basis, the condonation application was rejected and the Special Leave Petition was dismissed as barred by limitation. Case-Laws Central Excise Mon, 24 Nov 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42039