2011 (6) TMI 743

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....R. Bhaskar, Sr. CGC, for the Respondent. ORDER This writ petition is directed against the order dated 14-7-2006 (Annexure-D) passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal, South Zonal Bench, Bangalore (the Tribunal for short). By the impugned order, the Tribunal has dismissed the application filed by the petitioner company to condone the delay of 299 days in filing their a....

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.... explained; the two affidavits were filed by one C.P. Suresh, who is the Manager (Imports & Exports) of the petitioner company and another by C. Basavapurnaiah, who is the Chairman of the petitioner company. He further submitted that the approach made by the Tribunal is contrary to the judgments of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Collector, Land Acquisition v. Katiji [(1987) 2 SCC 107 = 1987 (28) E.L....

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.... & exports of the petitioner company and that he met with an accident on February, 2005 and was hospitalised and was undergoing continuous treatment and hence could not attend to office work till December, 2005, and therefore, the appeal could not be filed in time. C. Basavaparnaiah, who is the Chairman of the petitioner company, after reiterating what is stated by C.P. Suresh has stated in his af....