THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. SHRI.VIJAYAN UNNITHAN
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court decided to dismiss the appeal as withdrawn. This decision was based on the instructions received by the Revenue's counsel to withdraw the appeal in accordance with the litigation policy. The Court explicitly stated that the questions of law were left open, meaning the merits of the case were not adjudicated upon. Therefore, no specific findings were made on any substantive legal issues, and no operative directions for relief were issued beyond the dismissal of the appeal. The judgment does not record any specific issues that the Tribunal had to decide, nor does it detail the reasoning of the Tribunal.
What were the facts?
This case involves an appeal filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax, Thiruvananthapuram, against a judgment of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench, dated April 23, 2010. The assessment year in question is 2006-07. The appeal was filed before the High Court of Kerala. The respondent is Shri. Vijayan Unnithan. The procedural history indicates that the appeal reached its final hearing on September 19, 2018.
What were the issues?
The High Court was to decide the appeal filed by the Revenue. The specific questions of law were not explicitly stated in the provided text, but the appeal itself was the subject of contention. The Revenue, through its learned Standing Counsel, submitted instructions to withdraw the appeal based on the litigation policy. No arguments were recorded for the respondent.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN & THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON WEDNESDAY,THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2018 / 28TH BHADRA, 1940 ITA.No. 389 of 2010 AGAINST THE JUDGMENT IN ITA 841/2008 of I.T.A.TRIBUNAL,COCHIN BENCH DATED 23-04-2010 ASSESSMENT YEAR 2006-07 APPELLANT: THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY SRI.P.K.R. MENON, SR. COUNSEL,GOI (TAXES) SRI.JOSE JOSEPH, SC, FOR INCOME TAX RESPONDENT: SHRI.VIJAYAN UNNITHAN NARAYANA BHAVAN, TC 9/2196,, KURUPS LANE, SASTHAMANGALAM PO,, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM-695010. BY ADVS. SMT.NIVEDITA A.KAMATH SRI.ANIL D. NAIR THIS INCOME TAX APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 19.09.2018, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
I.T.A. NO.389/2010 2 JUDGMENT The learned Standing Counsel, Government of India (Taxes) submits that he has instruction from the Revenue to withdraw the appeal on the basis of the litigation policy. In such circumstance, the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn, but, however,leaving the questions of law open. Sd/- K.VINOD CHANDRAN JUDGE Sd/- ASHOK MENON jma JUDGE
I.T.A. NO.389/2010 3 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: ANNEXURE A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER U/S. 153A/153C R.W.S 143(3) OF THE ASSESSING OFFICER DATED 21/12/2007 ANNEXURE B TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX(APPEALS) DATED 11/04/2008 ANNEXURE C TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DATED 23/04/2010
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