The petitioner filed appeals against orders under CGST/SGST Acts after a delay of four years. The court...

The petitioner filed appeals against orders under CGST/SGST Acts after a delay of four years. The court held that it cannot normally exercise jurisdiction under Article 226 to extend the time limit for filing appeals u/s 107 of the CGST/SGST Acts, as per the Supreme Court's rulings in Singh Enterprises and Ketan V. Parekh cases. Although Section 5 of the Limitation Act may not apply, the benefit of Section 14 can be extended in rare cases with extraordinary circumstances, which were not present in this case. Despite Article 226 not fixing a limitation period for writ petitions, inordinate delay in filing can lead to dismissal. The petitioner's contention of illness was viewed with suspicion. Consequently, the writ petition was dismissed due to the failure to approach the court within a reasonable time and the absence of extraordinary circumstances justifying condonation of delay. .....

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