Supreme Court Stand Against Inordinate Adjudication Delays

Union of India & Ors. Vs ATA Freight Line (I) Pvt. Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court of India recently ruled in favor of ATA Freight Line (I) Pvt. Ltd. against the Union of India & Ors., reinforcing the notion that grossly inordinate delay in adjudication of show cause notices is prejudicial and causes unnecessary hardship to the assessee. This ruling was in response to a Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the department, challenging an earlier decision by the Bombay High Court. The department had challenged the order passed by the Hon’ble Bombay High Court, wherein, sho...