In Brief
The Director of Income Tax challenged a High Court decision in the Supreme Court through two Special Leave Petitions filed with delay. The Court, examining the merits of the case and the reasons for delay, exercised its constitutional discretion to condone the delay and grant leave to appeal. The petitions were tagged together with another related civil appeal for consolidated hearing and decision on the underlying tax issues.
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