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Court denies condonation of delay in filing Appeals under Section 260A of Income Tax Act due to lack of valid reasons. The court dismissed both Notices of Motion seeking condonation of delay in filing Appeals under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, due to a lack of ...
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Court denies condonation of delay in filing Appeals under Section 260A of Income Tax Act due to lack of valid reasons.
The court dismissed both Notices of Motion seeking condonation of delay in filing Appeals under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, due to a lack of valid reasons for the delay of 362 days. The court found the Applicant's filing process to be casual and lacking efforts to expedite approval, noting the Applicant's awareness of filing time constraints as a Senior Officer of the Revenue. Consequently, the Appeals were disposed of accordingly, with no condonation of the delay granted.
Issues: Condonation of delay in filing Appeals under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Analysis: The Applicant sought condonation of delay of 362 days in filing the Appeals under Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, from the common order dated 15th April, 2016, passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (the Tribunal). The reasons provided for the delay were similar in both Notices of Motion. The Applicant received the order of the Tribunal on 14th July, 2016, and subsequently requested a scrutiny report from the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemption) Pune through the Joint Commissioner of Income Tax. The report recommended on 14th July, 2016, that no appeal be filed. However, the Applicant forwarded the report to the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, New Delhi, on 19th October, 2016. The Chief Commissioner directed filing the appeal on 13th September, 2017, and the appeal was filed on 30th October, 2017.
The court noted that there was no explanation provided for the period from 14th July, 2016, to 19th October, 2016, when the papers were sent to the Chief Commissioner in New Delhi. Additionally, there was no justification for the time taken by the Chief Commissioner from 19th October, 2016, to 13th September, 2017, to grant approval for the appeal. The court observed that the Applicant, being a Senior Officer of the Revenue, should have been aware of the time constraints for filing the appeal. The court found the entire process of filing the application for condonation of delay to be casual and more of a formality, with no efforts made to expedite the approval process. Consequently, the court concluded that there was no valid reason to condone the delay of 362 days in filing the appeals.
As a result, both Notices of Motion seeking condonation of delay were dismissed, and both Appeals were disposed of accordingly.
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