THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX vs. SHRI.KOCHANIYAN UNNITHAN

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ITA/414/2010HC KeralaKLHC01027106201019 September 2018Bench: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.VINOD CHANDRAN,HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK MENON3 pages
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What did the High Court hold?

The High Court of Kerala, upon being informed by the Revenue's counsel that there were instructions to withdraw the appeal based on the litigation policy, dismissed the appeal as withdrawn. However, the Court explicitly stated that the questions of law were left open. No specific findings on the merits of the case were made, and no operative directions for remand or deletion were issued. The principle derived from this judgment is that an appeal can be dismissed as withdrawn based on the litigation policy, with the understanding that the underlying legal questions remain undecided.

What were the facts?

This is an appeal filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax, Thiruvananthapuram, against an order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Cochin Bench, dated April 23, 2010. The appeal pertains to the assessment year 2006-07. The respondent is Shri Kochaniyan Unnithan. The High Court of Kerala is hearing the appeal.

What were the issues?

The appeal was filed by the Revenue. The learned Standing Counsel for the Government of India (Taxes) submitted that they have instructions from the Revenue to withdraw the appeal based on the litigation policy. No specific questions of law were framed or argued by either side in the provided text, as the appeal was withdrawn before substantive arguments could be made. The judgment does not record any arguments from the assessee.

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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. 414 of 2010 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN ITA 843/2008 of I.T.A.TRIBUNAL,COCHIN BENCH DATED 23-04-2010 FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2006-07 APPELLANT: THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM BY ADV. SRI.P.K.R. MENON, SR.COUNSEL GOI(TAXES) SRI.JOSE JOSEPH, SC, FOR INCOME TAX RESPONDENT: SHRI.KOCHANIYAN UNNITHAN NARAYANA BHAVAN, T.C 9/2196, KURUPS LANE, SASTHEMANGALAM P.O,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695 010. BY ADVS. SRI.ANIL D. NAIR SRI.J.R.PREM NAVAZ 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.414/2010 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.414/2010 3 APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: ANNEXURE A TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER U/S 153A/153 C RWS 143(3) OF THE ASSESSING OFFICER DATED 21.12.2007 ANNEXURE B TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) DATED 11.4.2008 ANNEXURE C TRUE COPY OF THE ORDER OF THE APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DATED 23.4.2010

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