1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION NOTICE OF MOTION NO.4156 OF 2005 IN INCOME TAX APPEAL(L)NO.1642 OF 2005 The Commissioner of Income Tax-3 ..Appellant Mumbai V/s. M/s.Bindi Chemical & Agencies Trading ..Respondent P. Ltd. Mr.P.S.Sahadevan, Advocate, for Appellant Mr.Raj Darak, Advocate, for Respondent CORAM : F.I.REBELLO & R.S.MOHITE,JJ. DATE : 4TH FEBRUARY, 2008 P.C. . This is a Notice of Motion for condoning a delay of 558 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 25th March, 2004 and the draft was received on or around 17th May, 2005. A period of one year and two months for drafting the 2 appeal cannot be said to be reasonable. In our view, the cause shown does not amount to sufficient cause. Hence, the Notice of Motion stands dismissed. (R.S.MOHITE, J.) (F.I.REBELLO, J.)