1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.3221 OF 2005 IN INCOME TAX APPEAL(L)NO.1327 OF 2005 The Commissioner of Income-tax, ..Appellant Mumbai V/s. Estate of Late Mrs.Aparna P. Trivedi ..Respondent Mumbai Mr.A.S.Rao and Mr.P.S.Sahadevan, Advocate, for Appellant Mr.Keshav B. Bhujle, Advocate,for Respondent CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & R.S.MOHITE,JJ. DATE : 5TH FEBRUARY, 2008 P.C. . This is a Notice of Motion for condoning a delay of 257 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 February, 2005 and the appeal was filed on 16th September, 2005. The delay between 1st February, 2005 and 16th September, 2 2005 has not been properly explained. The last date for filing the appeal was 7th February, 2005. In our view, therefore, the cause shown does not amount to sufficient cause and hence, the Notice of Motion stands dismissed. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)