SHRI RAM KUMAR vs. INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL & ANR

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CWP/3944/2014HC Punjab & HaryanaPHHC01092430201403 March 2014Bench: MR JUSTICE RAJIV SHARMA,MR. JUSTICE SURINDER GUPTA1 pages
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What did the High Court hold?

The High Court decided to dismiss the writ petition as withdrawn. The reasoning was based on the petitioner's counsel's prayer for withdrawal. The court granted liberty to the petitioner to file an application for interim relief before the Tribunal. The operative direction was to dismiss the petition as withdrawn, while preserving the petitioner's right to pursue other legal remedies.

What were the facts?

The petitioner, Ram Kumar, filed a writ petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh. The petition sought a direction to the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), the first respondent, to decide an appeal filed by the petitioner within a specified time frame. The second respondent was the Income Tax Department. After some arguments, the petitioner's counsel sought permission to withdraw the petition. The court granted this permission.

What were the issues?

The High Court had to decide whether to allow the petitioner's prayer to withdraw the writ petition. The petitioner argued for withdrawal. The revenue's arguments are not recorded in the judgment. The core issue was the disposition of the writ petition seeking a direction for timely disposal of an appeal before the ITAT.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No.3944 of 2014 Date of decision:03.03.2014 Ram Kumar .... Petitioner versus Income Tax Appellate Tribunal & anr. .... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE ANITA CHAUDHRY Present: Mr. Rohit Sud, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** Ajay Kumar Mittal, J.(Oral) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India directing respondent No.1 to decide the appeal filed by the petitioner within time frame. 2. After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the petition with liberty to file an application for interim relief before the Tribunal. 3. In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn. It shall however, be open to the petitioner to take recourse to the legal remedies available to him in accordance with law. (AJAY KUMAR MITTAL) JUDGE 03.03.2014 (ANITA CHAUDHRY) sonia JUDGE Bura Sonia 2014.03.06 16:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document chandigarh

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