Collector Of Customs vs Hindustan Motors Ltd. on 27 August, 1990
A simple perusal of the reasons given in the application for condonation of delay as well as the certificate clearly shows that delay in filing the appeals should have been condoned only upto 23-12-1990 and a reasonable time for the filing of the appeals. In the matter before us, there is a delay of 48 days, for the sake of convenience, taking the overall view, we are of the view that it would have been reasonable to give approximately one week for the filing of the appeals, keeping in view the disturbances in Ahmedabad but with this observation, we are making it very clear that this observation will not be applicable in general, and all the appellants may not start claiming grace of one week for the filing of the appeal. The judgments cited by the learned JDR do not help him. This Bench had passed a very detailed order in the case of Collector of Customs v. Hindustan Motors Ltd., reported in 1991 (51) ELT 400. Paras No. 5, 6, 7 and 8 from the said judgment are reproduced below :-