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M.P. Steel Corporation v. Commissioner of Central Excise

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Reported as [2015] 7 S.C.R. 291
Bench A.K. Sikri and R. F. Nariman JJ.
Decided 23 April 2015

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Limitation Act, 1963 - s. 14 -Applicability and scope of c - To the proceedings before Tribunal - Held: s. 14 is applicable to the suits, appeals and applications filed before the Court and not before quasi-judicial bodies - However, even wheres. 14 may not apply, the principles on which s. 14 is based i.e. the principles which advance the cause of o justice, would nevertheless apply- The principle of s.14 would, therefore, apply to exclude time taken in prosecuting proceedings which are bonafide and pursued with due diligence - Even prior to the institution of a particular proceeding, time

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