Court Criticizes 498-Day Revenue Appeal Delay, Urges Government to Address Litigation Delays Due to Negligence.

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....Condonation of delay - delay of 498 days in filing the appeal by Revenue - Time has come to take drastic measures qua lethargy caused litigation delays, lest the chaos in judicial functioning percolated further. Time has come when due diligence has to replace negligence which pervades some of the government agencies as in the present case, so that justice does not hang at the altar of dereliction, default, negligence and indifference. - HC....