DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX vs. M/S PRINTECH PARK CLUSTER
What did the High Court hold?
The High Court noted that the assessee's subsequent application for registration under Section 12A(1) rendered the substantial questions of law in the appeal academic. Therefore, it was not necessary to answer them.
What were the facts?
The Revenue filed an appeal against an ITAT order. During the pendency of the appeal, the assessee filed an application for registration under Section 12A(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
What were the issues?
Whether the substantial questions of law raised in the appeal have become academic due to subsequent events.
Which sections of the Income-tax Act were involved?
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1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2021
PRESENT
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE ALOK ARADHE
AND
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE NATARAJ RANGASWAMY
I.T.A. NO.308 OF 2016
BETWEEN:
DIRECTOR OF INCOME TAX, (EXEMPTIONS), C.R. BUILDINGS, QUEENS ROAD, BANGALORE. ...APPELLANT
(BY SRI. T.N.C.SRIDHAR, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. E.I.SANMATHI, ADVOCATE)
AND:
M/S PRINTECH PARK CLUSTER, NO.84/1, KSPA-XIL PTTC, 6TH CROSS, 4TH MAIN, CHAMRAJPET, BANGALORE-560018. …RESPONDENT
(BY SRI. K.KIRAN KUMAR, ADVOCATE)
THIS APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 260-A OF THE INCOME TAX ACT, 1961 ARISING OUT OF ORDER DATED 07.10.2015 PASSED IN ITA NO.1386/Bang/2014, FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2014-2015 PRAYING TO (1) DECIDE THE
2 FOREGOING QUESTION OF LAW AND/OR SUCH OTHER QUESTIONS OF LAW AS MAY BE FORMULATED BY THE HON’BLE COURT AS DEEMED FIT (2) TO SET ASIDE THE APPELLATE ORDER DATED 07.10.2015 PASSED BY THE ITAT, ‘C’ BENCH, BENGALURU, AS SOUGHT FOR, IN THE RESPONDENT- ASSESSEE’S CASE, IN APPEAL PROCEEDINGS NO.ITA NO.1386/Bang/2014 AND ETC.
THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR HEARING THIS DAY, ALOK ARADHE, J., DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
JUDGMENT
Mr.T.N.C.Sridhar for Mr.E.I.Sanmathi, learned counsel for the revenue.
Mr. K.Kiran Kumar, learned counsel for the assessee.
Learned counsel for the revenue has produced a memo in which it is stated that the assessee during the pendency of this appeal has filed an application on 21.12.2020 seeking registration under Section 12(A)(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. It is therefore, submitted that the substantial questions of law involved in this appeal have been rendered academic. It is therefore, not necessary to answer the same.
The memo is taken on record. In the result, the appeal is disposed of.
Sd/- JUDGE
Sd/- JUDGE
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