ASTT. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL AND ORS
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court disposed of the writ petition. Since the interim order's period had expired and the petitioner was unaware of the appeal's outcome, the Court directed the ITAT (respondent no.1) to decide the pending appeal within three months, if it had not already been decided. The petitioner's counsel undertook to provide a copy of the High Court's order to the ITAT within a week. The Court did not decide the merits of the original dispute or the validity of the interim order itself, focusing solely on expediting the pending appeal.
What were the facts?
The petitioner, Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, filed a writ petition challenging an interim order dated January 31, 2016, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), the respondent no.1. This order had stayed the recovery of payment made from respondent no.2. The petitioner's counsel stated that the interim order was for six months and he was unaware if respondent no.2's appeal had been decided. The High Court noted that the period of the interim order had expired and the petitioner was not aware of the appeal's outcome.
What were the issues?
1. Whether the High Court should entertain a writ petition assailing an interim order passed by the ITAT when the period of the interim order has expired and the outcome of the main appeal is unknown. Contentions: Assessee (Petitioner): The petitioner sought to challenge the interim order passed by the ITAT. The counsel indicated the interim order's period had ended and was unaware of the appeal's status. Revenue (Respondent no.2): No specific contentions are recorded for respondent no.2 in the provided text.
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1/1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH JAIPUR ORDER S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5048/2014 Astt. Commissioner of Income Tax vs. Income Tax Appellate Tribunal & Anr. Date of Order: 4th May, 2016 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Mr. R.B. Mathur, for the petitioner. The present writ petition has been filed to assail the interim order dated 31.1.2016, whereby recovery of payment made from the respondent no.2 was stayed by the respondent no.1. The learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the interim order was passed for a period of six months and he is not aware whether the appeal preferred by the respondent no.2 has been decided or not. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, that period of interim order has come to an end, and he is not aware regarding outcome of the appeal, the present writ petition is disposed of, by issuing a direction to the respondent no.1, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, that in case the appeal has not been decided till today, same be decided within a period of three months. The learned counsel for the petitioner undertakes to produce a copy of this order before the respondent no.1 within a period of one week. (KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA),J. Mak/- 94
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