2013 (7) TMI 780

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..... overnment bodies, their agencies and instrumentalities must furnish reasonable and acceptable reasons for the delay and disclose a bona fide effort and cannot offer the usual explanation that the file was kept pending on account of an endemic procedural red tape - Condonation of delay is an exception and should not be used as an anticipated benefit for government/bureaucratic negligence - Reason f .....

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..... ressed the C.A. to furnish legal opinion with regard to the action to be taken against order of the appellate Commissioner. Petitioner addressed another letter on 04/5/12 reminding the C.A. that an opinion is awaited. Yet another letter was addressed to the C.A. on 08/6/12. On 08/7/12 the C.A. addressed the appellant stating that the petitioner has a good case on merits but the period of limitatio .....

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..... el for the appellant refers to the judgment of the Hon ble Supreme Court in the case of State of U.P. and others vs. Harish Chandra and others reported in (1996) 9 SCC 309 to contend that delays inherent in a bureaucratic processes must be considered justification for delay in pursuing litigation. However, in a recent judgment Office of the Chief Post Master General vs. Living Media India Ltd. rep .....

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