https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=75601 An appellate authority hearing an income-tax appeal has incidental power to entertain and dispose of a stay application, including passing interim protection where necessary. A pending stay request cannot be left undecided indefinitely, and judicial intervention may be warranted where prolonged non-disposal would undermine the appeal. The authority was therefore directed to decide the stay application within 15 days, with coercive recovery to remain in abeyance meanwhile. The ruling affirms that stay relief is ancillary to appellate jurisdiction and that unreasonable delay in dealing with such applications can justify writ directions to prevent the appeal from being rendered ineffective. en-us Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=75601 An appellate authority hearing an income-tax appeal has incidental power to entertain and dispose of a stay application, including passing interim protection where necessary. A pending stay request cannot be left undecided indefinitely, and judicial intervention may be warranted where prolonged non-disposal would undermine the appeal. The authority was therefore directed to decide the stay application within 15 days, with coercive recovery to remain in abeyance meanwhile. The ruling affirms that stay relief is ancillary to appellate jurisdiction and that unreasonable delay in dealing with such applications can justify writ directions to prevent the appeal from being rendered ineffective. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=75601