Religious institution withdraws income tax petition against Union of India with liberty to refile

The Telangana HC dismissed a writ petition filed by a religious institution against the Union of India and Income Tax Officer regarding income tax matters. The petitioner's counsel sought withdrawal of the petition with liberty to file afresh if occasion arises. Both respondents, represented by the Deputy Solicitor General and Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department, had no objection to the withdrawal. The court allowed the withdrawal and dismissed the petition with the requested liberty to refile. No costs were imposed, and all pending interlocutory applications were closed. The case was decided by a division bench and represents a procedural disposal rather than a substantive determination of the underlying income tax dispute.

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The Telangana High Court, per Hon'ble SP, J., heard a petition represented by Sri V. Rajeshwar Rao for the petitioner. Counsel for the respondents-Sri B. Mukherjee (Deputy Solicitor General of India) and Sri A. Radha Krishna (Senior Standing Counsel, Income Tax Department)-raised no objection to the petitioner's request to withdraw the writ petition. The Court accordingly dismissed the writ petition as withdrawn, granting "liberty to file afresh, if occasion arises," and ordered that "no costs" be imposed. All interlocutory applications, if any, were also closed.

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