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TMI Blog2022 (7) TMI 1242X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... I P. DINESHA, JUDICIAL MEMBER None for the Appellant Shri S.Mukhopadhyay, Authorized Representative for the Respondent ORDER When the matter was called for hearing, none appeared on behalf of the appellants. It is also seen from the record that they did not appear on 30.08.2019, 04.09.2019, 13.01.2020, 04.02.2020, 20.01.2022 25.07.2022 i.e. today. 2. Section 35C (1A) of the Central Excise Act, 1944, provides as follows : Section 35C : Orders of Appellate Tribunal (1A) The Appellate Tribunal may, if sufficient cause is shown, at any stage of hearing of an appeal, grant time, from time to time, to the parties or any of them and adjourn the hearing of the appeal for reasons to be recorded in writing : ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... d in routine manner granted by the courts. It cannot be disputed that due to delay in access to justice and not getting the timely justice it may shaken the trust and confidence of the litigants in the justice delivery system. Many a times, the task of adjournments is used to kill Justice. Repeated adjournments break the back of the litigants. The courts are enjoying upon to perform their duties with the object of strengthening the confidence of common man in the institution entrusted with the administration of the justice. Any effort which weakens the system and shake the faith of the common man in the justice dispensation has to be discouraged. Therefore the courts shall not grant the adjournments in routine manner and mechanically and sh ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... as observed hereinabove they shall not grant repeated adjournments in routine manner. Time has now come to change the work culture and get out of the adjournment culture so that confidence and trust put by the litigants in the Justice delivery system is not shaken and Rule of Law is maintained. 5.6 In view of the above and for the reasons stated above and considering the fact that in the present case ten times adjournments were given between 2015 to 2019 and twice the orders were passed granting time for cross examination as a last chance and that too at one point of time even a cost was also imposed and even thereafter also when lastly the High Court passed an order with extending the time it was specifically mentioned that no further tim ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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