Topic
First appeals: limitation, condonation of delay, pre-deposit and maintainability.
47 rulings found
Andhra Pradesh High Court
Where due to proprietor's hospitalization, appeal was filed with 17 days delay beyond period 30 days prescribed under Act and authority rejected admission without examining sufficient cause or conducting an independent inquiry, delay was to be condoned considering that appeal is a valuable statutory right
Karnataka High Court
Where ex parte GST orders were passed and assessee raised arguable issues on reverse charge liability and demand exceeding stated in show cause notice, in peculiar facts of case belated statutory appeals was to be allowed for adjudication on merits
Karnataka High Court
Where petitioner partnership firm's statutory appeal against SCN adjudication was dismissed as time-barred on computed period of delay from date on which order was wrongly uploaded on portal, since precedents permitted interference despite absence of statutory power to condone further delay, dismissal of appeal in instant case was unsustainable; delay was to be condoned, and appeal was to be directed to be adjudicated on merits
Telangana High Court
Where petitioner filed appeal against order-in-original with delay and omitted to disclose pending rectification application due to Chartered Accountant error, omission deprived petitioner of a material ground for delay condonation, thus order dismissing appeal as time-barred was to be set aside and matter was to be remitted to appellate authority for fresh consideration of condonation application and if satisfaction, decide appeal on merits
Calcutta High Court
Where adjudication order was not communicated to petitioner but only to its accountant who failed to relay information, leading to appeal delay until recovery action, dismissal of appeal as time-barred was unjustified since sufficient cause existed and mandatory pre-deposit was paid, warranting condonation of delay and admission of appeal for substantive appellate remedy. GST: Where petitioner learned of recovery only after bank accounts were frozen and payment of mandatory pre-deposit was made before filing appeal, interference was warranted to secure justice as recovery during pendency of appeal after pre-deposit violated statutory scheme, thus delay in filing appeal deserved condonation though garnishee freeze was ordered to continue till disposal of appeal
Telangana High Court
Where assessee filed rectification application against original order within limitation, appeal was filed within three months of rectification rejection, and all statutory remedies were diligently pursued, dismissal of appeal as time- barred due to technical defects in memo was unjustified, and pragmatic approach called for remand for decision on merits
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
Where assessee filed appeal with one-day delay beyond condonable period due to sister's death and Appellate Authority rejected it as time- barred, though statute restricts condonation to one month, extraordinary writ power can remedy gross injustice, so delay was condoned, rejection order set aside and appeal restored for decision on merits to avoid harshness