IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.1439 OF 2006 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.1439 OF 2006 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.1439 OF 2006 IN IN IN INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.686 OF 2006 INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.686 OF 2006 INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.686 OF 2006 WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO.1440 OF 2006 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.1440 OF 2006 NOTICE OF MOTION NO.1440 OF 2006 IN IN IN INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.690 OF 2006 INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.690 OF 2006 INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.690 OF 2006 The Directorate of Income Tax .. Appellant Vs. Otters Club .. Respondent Mr.P.S.Sahadevan for the Appellant. Mr.P.F.Kaka alongwith Mr.A.K.Jasani & Mr.P.C.Tripathy for the Respondent. CORAM :- DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM :- DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & CORAM :- DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & S.J.KATHAWALLA, JJ. S.J.KATHAWALLA, JJ. S.J.KATHAWALLA, JJ. DATE : 25th September, 2008 DATE : 25th September, 2008 DATE : 25th September, 2008 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. By these Notices of Motion, the Appellant is seeking condonation of 166 days’ delay caused in filing the respective Appeals. For the reasons stated in the affidavits-in-support of the Notice of Motion, sufficient cause is made out for condonation of delay, and there is no case of inaction, negligence or want of bonafide on the part of the Appellant. Hence, both the Notices of Motion are made absolute, in the sense, the delay caused in filing both the aforesaid Appeals is condoned. (S.J.KATHAWALLA, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (S.J.KATHAWALLA, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (S.J.KATHAWALLA, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.)