Bombay HC Quashes CESTAT Order for Delay and Natural Justice Violation

Himachal Futuristic Communication Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) The Bombay High Court addressed a Writ Petition filed by Himachal Futuristic Communication Ltd., challenging an order passed by the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai. The core issue was the extraordinary delay in the pronouncement of the final order by the CESTAT. The CESTAT’s order, pertaining to a Customs Appeal from 2007, bore a Date of Hearing and Date of Decision of December 19, 2022. However, the forwarding communication received by the Petitioner indicated that the order ...