Jagdev Singh Alias Dev Singh Alias ... vs Competent Authority And Administrator on 9 April, 2024
18. It may be relevant to mention here that after the
judgment in Hongo India (P) Ltd. [Commr. of Customs
and Central Excise v. Hongo India (P) Ltd., (2009) 5
SCC 791] , Section 35-H of the Central Excise Act,
1944 was amended by Parliament by Act 32 of 2003
with effect from 14-5-2003 giving power to the High
Court to condone the delay by inserting sub-section (2-
A). It is, therefore, for the legislature to set right the
deficiency, if it intends to give power to the High Court
to condone the delay in filing revision petition under
Section 81 of the VAT Act.