Petition filed after 3 year of order suffers from laches: HC

Magnolia Mayura CHS Ltd. Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court) Petitioner’s appeal before the CIT(A) was dismissed on 31st March, 2016. The Petitioner’s application admittedly made on 9th August, 2016 after the Appeal was dismissed. This application came to be rejected on 22nd September, 2016, as there was no appeal pending. The order of CIT(A) which the Petitioner seeks to set aside, is an order dated 31st March, 2016. Thus, the Petition suffers from laches as the orders were passed as far back in 2016 and relief is being sought in 2019. Besides, the Scheme 2016 under which the Petitione...