Commissioner Of Income Tax-I v. M/S Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI 36.

+ ITA 228/2016 COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX-I ..... Appellant Through: Mr Dileep Shivpuri, Senior Standing counsel with Mr Sanjay Kumar, Junior Standing counsel.

versus M/S BHARAT ALUMINIUM CO. LTD ..... Respondent

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

O R D E R

% 04.04.2016 CM No.12381/2016 (for condonation of delay in re-filing the appeal) & ITA 228/2016

1. There is a delay of 840 days in re-filing the appeal.

2. The explanation offered is the standard one regarding the practice directions issued by this Court for e-filing of the appeals. As has already been observed by this Court in several orders, the practice directions were issued after consultation with the bar and after giving sufficient time for the bar to get acquainted with the requirement of e-filing. Additionally, the Court has also provided scanning machines at the filing counter so that no difficulty is caused to the bar for switching over to the system of e-filing. In any event, the delay of over two years on this ground is wholly ITA 228/2016 Page 1 of 2

unacceptable. Consequently, the Court is not persuaded to condone the extraordinary delay of 840 days in re-filing the appeal.

3. The application bearing CM No.12381/2016 for condonation of the delay of 840 days in re-filing the appeal is dismissed. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed.

S.MURALIDHAR, J VIBHU BAKHRU, J APRIL 04, 2016 MK ITA 228/2016 Page 2 of 2