Radha Krishna Rai v. Allahabad Bank & Others

9 SCC 733Reported decision2009#3997 most cited

What is Radha Krishna Rai v. Allahabad Bank & Others authority for?

The Supreme Court has held that where a party seeks condonation of delay in filing an appeal, the courts should adopt a liberal approach, considering the explanation for the delay in the context of the advancement of substantial cause of justice. This approach emphasizes that procedural delays should not defeat substantive rights.

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Radha Krishna Rai v. Allahabad Bank · condonation of delay · appeal delay · liberal approach · substantial cause of justice · delay in filing appeal · condonation of delay in appeal · Supreme Court on delay · procedural delay · substantive justice

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Judgments citing Radha Krishna Rai v. Allahabad Bank & Others

MUNIYAPPA MUNIRAJU ,BENGALURU vs. PR. COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BENGALURU-2, BENGALURU

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 1119/BANG/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore11 Sept 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Laxmi Prasad Sahu & Shri Soundararajan Kassessment Year : 2017-18 Shri. Muniyappa Muniraju, Vs. Pr. Cit, No.1/3, 1St Cross, Muni Narasimhaiah Bangalore - 2. Garden, Chocolate Factory Main Road, Btm I Stage, Bangalore – 560 029, Karnataka. Pan : Anjpm 0458 N Appellant Respondent Assessee By : Shri. Narendra Sharma, Advocate Revenue By : Shri. Muthu Shankar, Cit(Dr)(Itat), Bangalore. Date Of Hearing : 04.09.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 11.09.2025

For Appellant: Shri. Narendra Sharma, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri. Muthu Shankar, CIT(DR)(ITAT), Bangalore
Section 139(1)Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 147Section 148Section 194CSection 194HSection 263Section 44A

…7 ITR 471 and also in the case of Concord of India Insurance Co. Ltd., vs. Smt. Nirmala Devi and Others 118 ITR 507. Further the Appellant relies on another decision of the Hon’ble Apex Court in the case of Radha Krishna Rai vs. Allahabad Bank & Others [2009] 9 SCC 733.  Wherefore the appellant / Petitioner once again humbly pray before your Honour to kindly condone the delay in filing of about Page 7 of 9 34 days in filing the present appeal and hear the same on merits of the matter for the advancement of substantial cause of justice. 4. On going through the explanation submitted by the learned Counsel and by…

THIMMIAH NARAYANAPPA MURALIDHAR ,SHIVAMOGGA vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-3, , SHIVAMOGGA

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1578/BANG/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore23 Sept 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri George George K & Shri Laxmi Prasad Sahuassessment Year : 2017-18 Shri. Thimmiah Narayanappa Muralidhar, Vs. Ito, No.5, Karidevaraker I Cross, Gandhibazaar, Ward – 3, Shimoge – 577 202. Shivamogga. Pan : Bqkpm 0728 C Appellant Respondent Assessee By : S/Shri. Ravishankar & Monish Sowkar, Advocates. Revenue By : Shri. Ganesh R Gale, Standing Counsel For Department. Date Of Hearing : 23.09.2024 Date Of Pronouncement : 23.09.2024

For Appellant: S/Shri. Ravishankar and Monish Sowkar, AdvocatesFor Respondent: Shri. Ganesh R Gale, Standing Counsel for Department
Section 115BSection 143(3)Section 234ASection 250Section 69A

…lf Association 42 taxmann.com 57 (Kar).  Collector, Land Acquisition v. Mst. Katiji and Others 167 ITR 471. (SC).  Concord of India Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Smt Nirmala Devi and Others 118 ITR 507 (SC).  Radha Krishna Rai v. Allahabad Bank and Others  (2009) 9 SCC 733  CIT v. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Ltd 334 ITR 269 (SC).  CIT v. Sanmac Motor Finance Ltd 322 ITR 309 (Mad).  Ramnath Sao and Others v. Gobardhan Sao and Others (2002) 3 SCC 195  Senior BhosaleEstate (HUF) v. ACIT (2019) 112 Taxmann.com 134  lanka venkateshwara v. State of Andhra Pradesh and others 2011 4 SCC 36…

KUNIGAL THIBBAIAH SRINIVASA,KUNIGAL vs. INCOME-TAX OFFICER, WARD-2, , TUMAKURU

In the result, appeals of the assessee is treated as allowed partly allowed

ITA 125/BANG/2023[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore05 Apr 2023AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri N. V. Vasudevanassessment Year : 2017-18 Shri. Kunigal Thibbaiah Srinivasa, Vs. Ito, Behind Shanthamma Temple, Ward – 2, Mahaveera Nagar, Tumkur Road, Tumakuru. Kunigal – 572 130. Pan : Ennps 4678 N Appellant Respondent Assessee By : Shri. S. V. Ravishankar, Advocate Revenue By : Shri. Ganesh R. Ghale, Standing Counsel Date Of Hearing : 03.04.2023 Date Of Pronouncement : 05.04.2023 O R D E R This Is An Appeal By The Assessee Against Order Dated 11.10.2022 Of Nfac, Delhi, Relating To Assessment Year 2017-18. 2. There Is A Delay Of About 81 Days In Filing This Appeal. In An Application For Condonation Of Delay In Filing The Appeal, It Has Been Stated That The First Appellate Authority Passed An Ex-Parte Order Partly Allowing The Appeal Of The Assessee. The Assessee Is A Senior Citizen & Not Educated. He Is Residing In Mofussil Areas I.E., Kunigal & Is Not Aware Of The Intricacies Of E-Tax Proceedings. He Therefore Did Not Respond To Notice Issued Nor Instructed His Tax Practitioner. The Assessee Was Not Aware Of The Passing Of The Ex-Parte Order By The First Appellate Authority & Came To Know About The Same Only When He Received Notice For Recovery Of Outstanding Demand On 21.11.2022. It Has Also Been Submitted That The Page 2 Of 6

For Appellant: Shri. S. V. Ravishankar, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri. Ganesh R. Ghale, Standing Counsel

…o in the case of Concord of India Insurance Co. Ltd., Vs. Smt. Nirmala Devi and Others 118 ITR 507. Further the assessee has also placed reliance on other decisions of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Radha Krishna Rai Vs. Allahabad Bank Et Others [2009] 9 SCC 733; Ram Nath Sao alias Ram Nath Sahu Et Others Vs. Gobardhan Sao 8c Others, reported in [2002] 3 SCC 195 and CIT Vs. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Limited [2011] 334 ITR 269 [SC]. The crux of the ratio laid down in these decisions is to the effect that procedural technicalities should not stand in the way of substantive ju…

M/S. BANGALORE METRO RAIL CORPORATION LIMITED,BANGALORE vs. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, CIRCLE - 1(1)(2), BANGALORE

In the result, the appeal filed by assessee stands allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1111/BANG/2019[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore29 Apr 2022AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri. B.R. Baskaran & Smt. Beena Pillaiassessment Year : 2010-11 M/S. Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd., The Deputy 3Rd Floor, Bmtc Commissioner Of Complex, Income Tax, K H Road, Circle – 1 [1][2], Shanti Nagar, Vs. Bangalore. Bangalore – 560 027. Pan: Aaacb4881D Appellant Respondent Assessee By : Shri Sreehari Kutsa, Advocate : Shri Sumer Singh Meena, Cit Revenue By Dr Date Of Hearing : 25-04-2022 Date Of Pronouncement : 29-04-2022 Order Per Beena Pillaipresent Appeal Has Been Filed By Assessee Against Order Dated 26/02/2019 Passed By The Ld. Cit(A)-1, Bangalore For Assessment Year 2010-11 On Following Grounds Of Appeal: “1. The Order Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals), Passed Under Section 250 Of The Act In So Far As It Is Against The Appellant Is Opposed To Law, Equity, Weight Of Evidence, Probabilities & The Facts & Circumstances In The Appellant'S Case. 2. The Learned Cit(A) Is Not Justified In Refusing To Admit The Appeal Of The Appellant On The Grounds That Delay In Filing Of The Appeal Cannot Be Condoned On The Facts & Circumstances Of The Case.

For Appellant: Shri Sreehari Kutsa, Advocate
Section 234BSection 234DSection 250

…asis of technicalities. (i) Collector, Land Acquisition vs. MST. Katiji and Others (1987) 167 ITR 471 (SC); (ii) Concord of India Insurance Co. Ltd., vs. Smt. Nirmala Devi and Others 118 ITR 507 (SC); (iii) Radha Krishna Rai vs. Allahabad Bank & Others [2009] 9 SCC 733; (iv) CIT vs. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Limited [2011] 334 ITR 269 (SC); (v) Improvement Trust, Ludhiana v. Ujagar Singh & Ors.in Civil Appeal No. 2395 of 2008 (SC); (vi) Ram Nath Sao v. Gobardhan Sao reported in AIR 2002 SC 1201; The assessee further relied on the decision of this Tribunal in the case of M/s. Ragha…

M/S ITTINA PROPERTIES PVT LTD ,BANGALORE vs. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX CIRCLE-3(1)(1), BANGALORE

In the result, the assessee’s appeal is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1297/BANG/2018[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Bangalore12 Jun 2019AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Jason P Boaz & Shri Pavan Kumar Gadalem/S.Ittina Properties Pvt. Ltd. No.1054, 3Rd Block, 7Th Main Koramangala, Bengaluru-560034. Pan: Aaci 3805 Q … Appellant Vs. Deputy Commissioner Of Income-Tax, Circle 3(1)(1), Bengaluru. … Respondent Appellant By : Shri V.Chandrashekar, Advocate. Respondent By : Shri R.N.Siddappaji, Addl.Cit(Dr) Date Of Hearing: 15/05/2019 Date Of Pronouncement: 12/06/2019 O R D E R Per Pavan Kumar Gadale, Jm: The Assessee Has Filed Appeal Against The Order Passed By The Cit(A) Dismissing The Assessee’S Petition For Condonation Of Delay In Filing The Appeal. The Learned Ar Submitted That The Cit(A) Has Erred In Dismissing The Assessee’S Appeal Without Providing Adequate Opportunity & Also Narrated Facts In The Petition For Condonation Of Delay & Prayed That An Opportunity Be Granted To The Assessee To Reiterate The Submissions Made Before Lower Authorities With Page 2 Of 6 Substantive Evidences. Contra, Learned Dr Objected To The Submissions & Prayed That The Delay Is Inordinate & The Cit(A) Was Right In Dismissing The Appeal.

For Appellant: Shri V.Chandrashekar, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri R.N.Siddappaji, Addl.CIT(DR)
Section 143Section 143(3)Section 14ASection 246ASection 40a

…7 ITR 471 and also in the case of Concord of India Insurance Co. Ltd., vs. Smt. Nirmala Devi and Others 118 ITR 507. Further the Appellant relies on another decision of the Hon'ble Apex Court in the case of Radha Krishna Rai vs. Allahabad Bank & Others [2009] 9 SCC 733 and CIT vs. West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation Limited [2011] 334 ITR 269 (SC).” 3. We, having considered the submissions of both the parties, facts and circumstances and the legal decisions and principles of natural justice are of the opinion that the revenue shall not be at a loss if an opportunity is provided to the asse…

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