1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.4155 OF 2005 IN INCOME TAX APPEAL(L)NO.1720 OF 2005 The Commissioner of Income Tax-22 ..Appellant Navi Mumbai V/s. Kaushik V. Chedda ..Respondent Proprietor M/s.Jain Sugar Co. Mr.R.K.Sharma with Mr.P.S.Sahadevan, Advocate, for Appellant None for Respondent CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & R.S.MOHITE,JJ. DATE : 4TH FEBRUARY, 2008 P.C. . This is a Notice of Motion for condoning a delay of 389 days in filing of the main appeal. Perusal of the affidavit in support indicates that the file was sent to the Ministry of Law for drafting an appeal memo on 1st December, 2004 and the draft was received on 15th June, 2005. A period 2 of more than six months for drafting the appeal cannot be said to be reasonable cause and the cause shown does not amount to sufficient cause. Hence, the Notice of Motion stands dismissed. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)