The Commissioner Of Income Tx-Iv v. Indraprastha Gas Ltd.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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+ ITA 67/2016 & CM No.989/2016 TKDE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX DELHI-IV .... Appellant Through: Mr Raghvendra Singh, Junior Standing Counsel.

versus INDRAPRASTHA GAS LTD.

.... Respondent Through AND 5.

+ ITA 68/2016 & CM No.990-991/2016 THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX DELHI-IV Appellant Through: Mr Raghvendra Singh, Junior Standing Counsel.

versus INDRAPRASTHA GAS LTD.

Respondent Through o

CORAM:

JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

ORDER

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1. There is an extraordinary delay of 1075 days in re-filing the appeals. 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 ITA 67-68/2016 Page I of 2 By:AMULYA

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 and nine months on this ground is wholly unacceptable. Consequently, the Court is not persuaded to condone the extraordinary delay of 1075 days in re-filing the appeals.

2. CM Nos.989-991/2016 are dismissed. Consequently, the appeals are dismissed.

S.MURALIDHAR, J VIBHU BAKHRU, J / "" \ VJ JANUARY 27,2016 MK IT A 67-68/2016