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2011 (4) TMI 36 - HC - Income TaxCondonation of delay - Though the delay ranges from 1000 to 1543 days - It is pertinent to note that at that time, no notices of motion was taken out by the Department for condonation of delay in filing the appeals - It is by now trite that in cases of condonation of delay, there cannot be any straight jacket formula and the cases have to be decided on their own merits - Department has taken remedial measures after a Committee headed by the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-II, Mumbai was appointed by the Finance Minister looked into the the aspect of the delays in filing the appeals by the Department in this Court - It is also noticed that sometime in November, 2007 the entire panel of Counsel of Income Tax Department were proposed to be changed and the process of selection of Counsel was initiated by way of Notification on the Income Tax website and accordingly, new panel of Counsel was formed in July, 2008 - Perusal of the Action Taken Reports, show that as per the latest statistics, during the A.Y. 2009-10 about 91% of the Appeals were filed in time - Delay is condoned, subject to costs of Rs. 10,000 - Notices of Motion are allowed
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