Inordinate delay of 11 years in finalizing adjudication proceedings not tenable

Paras Products Vs Commissioner Central GST (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court quashed orders due to inordinate delay of more than 11 years in finalizing adjudication proceeding. Held that matters having financial liabilities or penal consequences cannot be kept unresolved for years. Facts- On 29.04.2011, pursuant to receipt of information, the Anti-Evasion Wing of the Central Excise, Delhi-1, conducted searches and effected seizures under the Central Excise Act, 1944 from the premises of the Petitioner firms and that of Mr. Parmod Kumar Jain. A panchnama of the seized goods was duly drawn. Mr...