Bhattacharjee v. Managing

9 SCR 782Supreme Court of India#5410 most cited

What is Bhattacharjee v. Managing authority for?

The condonation of delay in filing an appeal requires a liberal approach, but this approach must be balanced with reasonableness, and the applicant's conduct, including negligence or malafide intentions, cannot be ignored. Fanciful or concocted explanations for the delay will not be countenanced.

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Bhattacharjee v. Managing · condonation of delay · liberal approach · reasonableness · negligence · bonafide · delay in filing appeal · ITAT · Supreme Court

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Bhattacharjee v. Managing

SHRI LEO DINIZ,BORDA, FATORDA vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, INTERNATIONAL TAXATION WARD, PANAJI

The appeal is DISMISSED

ITA 150/PAN/2024[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Panaji13 Feb 2026AY 2016-17

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Pavan Kumar Gadale & Shri G. D. Padmahshaliassessment Years: 2016-17 Leo Deniz Row House No. 6 J P Andrade Residency, Borda Fatorda, Goa-403602 Pan: Amgpd8687A . . . . . . . Appellant V/S Income Tax Officer, International Taxation Ward, Panaji, Goa. . . . . . . . Respondent Represented Assessee By: Mr Omkar Godbole [‘Ld. Ar’] Revenue By: Mr Ish Gupta [‘Ld. Dr’] Date Of Conclusive Hearing : 02/02/2026 Date Of Pronouncement : 13/02/2026 Order Per G. D. Padmahshali; This Appeal Is Filed U/S 253(1) Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 [‘The Act’] By The Assessee Challenging Order Dt.

For Appellant: Mr Omkar Godbole [‘Ld. AR’]For Respondent: Mr Ish Gupta [‘Ld. DR’]
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 246ASection 250Section 253Section 253(1)

…z Vs DCIT ITA No. 150/PAN/2024 AY: 2016-17 9. For vouching ‘sufficiency’ of reasons it is apt to highlight core principles culled out by the Hon'ble Apex court in ‘Esha Bhattacharjee Vs Managing committee of Raghunathpur Academy and Ors’ reported in [2013, 9 SCR 782 (SC)]; (a) Lack of bonafied imputable to a party seeking condonation of delay is a significant and relevant fact; (b) The concept of liberal approach has to encapsulate the conception of reasonableness and totally unfettered free play is not allowed; (c) The conduct, behaviour and attitude of a party relating to its negligence cannot be given a tot…

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