IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR.H.L.DATTU & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE K.T.SANKARAN MONDAY, THE 24TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 2ND ASWINA 1929 ST.Rev..No. 347 of 2004 --------------------------------- ORDER DATED 10.11.2000 IN TA.461/1998 OF KERALA SALES TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, PRINCIPAL BENCH, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM .................... APPELLANT/APPELLANT/REVENUE: --------------------------------------------------- STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER (LAW) COMMERCIAL TAXES, ERNAKULAM. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER MR.K.B.PRADEEP RESPONDENT/RESPONDENT/ASSESSEE: ------------------------------------------------------------ SRI.P.P.JOSE, ALAPPATT JEWELLERS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. THIS SALES TAX REVISION HAVING COME UP FOR ORDERS ON 24/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: H.L.DATTU, C.J. & K.T.SANKARAN, J. ------------------------------------------ S.T.Rev.No.347 of 2004 & C.M.Appln.Nos.935/2004 & 930/2006 & I.A.No.3292 of 2006 ------------------------------------------ Dated, this the 24th day of September, 2007 ORDER H.L.Dattu, C.J. There is a delay of 1896 days in filing this revision petition. For condoning the delay, the petitioner has filed applications under Section 5 of the Limitation Act. 2. We have carefully gone through the explanation offered by the petitioner for condoning the delay in filing the revision petition. Having heard the learned Government Pleader appearing for the petitioner and having considered the explanation offered in the applications, we are of the opinion that the explanation is fully unsatisfactory. Therefore the applications require to be rejected and they are accordingly rejected. 3. Consequently, the revision petition is also rejected. Ordered accordingly. (H.L.DATTU) CHIEF JUSTICE (K.T.SANKARAN) JUDGE vns