-1_ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INCOME TAX APPEAL NO.981 of 2007 The Commissioner of Income Tax IV Mumbai :Appellant v/s M/s. Pamis Tex Pvt. Ltd. :Respondents Mrs. Devki Iyer i/b Mr. Vimal Gupta Advocate for Appellant None for respondent Coram : Dr. S. Radhakrishnan S.J. Kathawalla, JJ. Date : 27.8.2008 P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the appellant. The above appeal was lodged on 10.1.2005 and after condonation of delay it was filed and registered on 5.9.2007. Right from 5.9.2007 till date the appellants have taken no steps whatsoever to serve the respondent who is very much in Bombay which is within a distance of 3 km from the High Court. The above matter appeared before us on 18.7.2008 wherein two weeks time was granted to the appellant to serve the respondent. Again on 1.8.2008 one more week was granted as a last chance to serve. Still the respondent was not served. Again on 8.8.2008 we further granted time till today even then the respondent has not been served. The learned counsel -2_ for the appellant fairly states that no steps have been taken to serve the respondent. Under these circumstances we are constrained to dismiss the above appeal. Learned counsel for the appellant also states that he has not been even given the brief in the matter by the Appellant revenue. (S.J. Kathawalla,J.) (Dr. S.Radhakrishnan,J.)