Allahabad HC Orders Quick Resolution of Long-Pending Income Tax Application, Grants Personal Hearing Opportunity. The Allahabad HC directed respondent no. 2 to expeditiously address the petitioner's application under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which had ...
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Allahabad HC Orders Quick Resolution of Long-Pending Income Tax Application, Grants Personal Hearing Opportunity.
The Allahabad HC directed respondent no. 2 to expeditiously address the petitioner's application under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, which had been pending since April 19, 2024. The court ordered that the petitioner be granted an opportunity for a personal hearing and instructed that a decision be made within eight weeks. The writ petition was disposed of with these directives.
In the case before the Allahabad High Court, the petitioner filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the "inaction on the part of respondent no. 2" concerning an application dated April 19, 2024, submitted under Section 154 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The court, comprising Hon'ble Justices Shekhar B. Saraf and Manjive Shukla, heard arguments from both parties, represented by counsels Amit Mahajan for the petitioner and Gaurav Mahajan and Manu Ghildyal for the respondent. The court concluded that respondent no. 2 should "expeditiously hear the aforesaid application" and directed them to provide the petitioner with an "opportunity of personal hearing" and to decide on the application within eight weeks. The writ petition was disposed of with these instructions.
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