IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.2268 OF 2007 IN INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.572 OF 2007 Commissioner of Income-tax- ..Appellant Versus Shri Akbar Amirali Jaffer ..Respondent ---- Mrs.P.P.Bhosale, Mr.B.M.Chatterji & Mr.P.S.Sahadevan for the appellant. ---- Coram : F.I.Rebello & Coram : F.I.Rebello & Coram : F.I.Rebello & R.S.Mohite,JJ R.S.Mohite,JJ R.S.Mohite,JJ Date : 20.02.2008 PC 1. This is a motion for condoning 358 days delay in filing of the main appeal. On perusal of the affidavit-in-support, we find that the Chief Commissioner of Income-tax granted his approval for filing appeal on 19.1.2006 and thereafter matter was sent for drafting to the Panel Counsel on 25.1.2006. Appeal memo was received duly drafted on 13.11.2006. A period of about 10 months for drafting appeal memo cannot be said to be reasonable. In our view, cause shown does not amount to sufficient cause. Hence motion dismissed. INCOME TAX APPEAL (L) NO.572 OF 2007 . As the motion for condoning delay is dismissed, appeal also stands dismissed. (R.S.Mohite,J) (F.I.Rebello,J) (R.S.Mohite,J) (F.I.Rebello,J) (R.S.Mohite,J) (F.I.Rebello,J)