Show cause notice should be adjudicated within a reasonable time

UPL Limited Vs Union of India (Bombay High Court)

Bombay High Court held that show cause notice should be adjudicated within a reasonable time and there should not be an egregious, unjustified and unexplained inordinate delay.

Facts- The present petition filed under Section 226 of the Constitution is another classic case where the lackadaisical approach of respondent no.2-Commissioner of Central Excise in not adjudicating the show cause notice issued 13 years back dated 21

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