MESERS KASHMIR ROAD LINES,JAMMU vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CENTRAL CIRCLE, JAMMU

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

Bench: Itat, Amritsar & Handed Over The Appeal Papers To His Assistant For Deposit Of Appeal Fee & Sending The Same To Amritsar After Getting Signed From The Assessee, However It Was Later Found That The Assistant Of Him Failed To Deposit The Appeal Fee & Also Failed To File The Appeal In The Registry Of The Itat, Amritsar & Therefore Due To Such Circumstances, The Appeal Got Delayed In Filling Before The Itat, Amritsar, However The Same Was Filed Belatedly Through The Local Senior Counsel Sh. Padam Behal (Ld. Chartered Accountant) On Dated 12/07/2018 & Consequently Resulted Into Delay Of 124 Days In Filling Of The Appeal. The Assessee Also Felt Regret & Submitted That There Was Bonafide Reason For The Delay & The Same Was Unintentional.

124 days in filling of the appeal. The assessee also felt regret and submitted that there was bonafide reason for the delay and the same was unintentional. 2.1 Ld. D R refuted the claim of the assessee and submitted that delay is long in period and hence not condonable. 2.2 Having heard the parties on the issue of delay