https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796220 Repeated mechanical adjournment requests undermine the justice delivery system and have been condemned by the Supreme Court. Under Rule 20 of the CESTAT Procedure Rules, 1982, an appeal may be dismissed for non-prosecution where the appellant repeatedly seeks adjournments and exceeds the permitted limit. The rule was applied after the appellant's counsel sought adjournments personally or by letter without prosecuting the appeal, resulting in dismissal for non-prosecution. en-us Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:20:43 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796220 Repeated mechanical adjournment requests undermine the justice delivery system and have been condemned by the Supreme Court. Under Rule 20 of the CESTAT Procedure Rules, 1982, an appeal may be dismissed for non-prosecution where the appellant repeatedly seeks adjournments and exceeds the permitted limit. The rule was applied after the appellant's counsel sought adjournments personally or by letter without prosecuting the appeal, resulting in dismissal for non-prosecution. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796220