2006 (10) TMI 431

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....the petitioner to condone the delay of 648 days in filing the appeal against the order in original in Cc.Cus. 783/03 dated 31-12-2003 passed by the second respondent. 2. The reason stated in the application filed for condonation of delay was due to the inaction on the part of the counsel. It was further stated that as the two advocates by name Mr. Sivakumar and Mr. V.S. Srikrishna were not d....

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....001 (133) E.L.T. 58 (Mad.)], this Court considered the issue in a batch of writ petitions on merit, set aside the order passed by the authorities and remitted the matter back-to re-consider the issue. As against the said decision, writ appeals are pending before the Division Bench. Not only before this Court, but also before several other High Courts, the similar action taken by the authorities we....