Repeated placing of matter in call book not valid justification for non-adjudication of notice for 15 years

Vijay Enterprises & Anr. Vs Principal Commissioner of Customs & Anr. (Delhi High Court)

Delhi High Court held that repeated placing of the matter in the call book is not a valid justification for non-adjudication of show cause notice for about 15 years. Accordingly, order passed is liable to be quashed due to delay in adjudication.

Facts- The present writ petitions have been filed under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India seeking inter alia issuance of an appropriate writ for quashing the impugned Order-in-Original dated 31Please become a Premium member. If you are already a Premium member, login here to access the full content.