https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796219 Mechanical and repeated 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 persistently seeks adjournments and fails to prosecute the matter. The note records dismissal of the appeal after adjournment requests exceeded the permitted statutory limit, reinforcing that adjournments cannot be routinely sought or granted without sufficient cause. 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=796219 Mechanical and repeated 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 persistently seeks adjournments and fails to prosecute the matter. The note records dismissal of the appeal after adjournment requests exceeded the permitted statutory limit, reinforcing that adjournments cannot be routinely sought or granted without sufficient cause. Case-Laws Central Excise Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=796219