Pendency of similar matters not a ground to against Negligence in filing appeal

Pr. Commissioner Central Excise Vs Design Dialogues India Pvt. Ltd. (Supreme Court of India) The impugned order was passed by the CESTAT on 20-05-2019 and the proposal is stated to have been sent by the applicant to the Ministry of Finance on 06-01-2020, after six months. The plea raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner is that similar matters are pending in Civil Appeal No. 6550/2015 and other connected matters. Merely because similar matters are pending is not a ground to grant leave and take the matter when the authorities have been negligent in filing the appeal. We have repeatedl...