TMI Blog2004 (12) TMI 542X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... awal, Member (T)]. This is an application by Mrs. Anjoo Devi for condonation of delay in filing the appeal in December, 2003 against Order-in-Original No. 13/99 dated 29-10-1999. 2. Shri K. Kumar, learned advocate, submitted that the impugned Order confiscating the silver valued at Rs. 24,26,826/-, of which the ownership was claimed by Late Shri Dinesh Kumar Agarwal, husband of the Appella ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... partment by Shri T.N. Saxena, learned Advocate on 10-7-2001 mentioning therein that the Appellant is not in contact with Shri Amit Awasthi and he, therefore, requested to supply certified copy of the Order so that the Appellant could take further action. The learned Advocate mentioned that the copy of the Order has been received by her only on 18-9-2003 and the appeal has been filed in December, 2 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Appellant was received back it had been served through her Advocate Shri Amit Awasthi. He also mentioned that after receipt of the letter sent by the Department in September, 2000 no action has been taken by the Appellant for 10 months as next letter was sent only by Shri T.N. Saxena in July, 2001. No reason for no action during this period has been advanced by the Appellant except saying that a w ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... t has not taken any immediate action as the next letter requesting for a copy of the Order has been sent only in July, 2001. This delay has also not been explained by the Appellant at all. I, therefore, hold that the delay in filing the appeal even after coming to know of the Adjudication Order has not been satisfactorily explained by the Appellant. In view of this the application for condonation ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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