https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254341 The court allowed the writ petition, directing the respondent to refund the excess tax paid by the petitioner for the assessment year 2000-2001. The court emphasized the duty of the assessing officer to promptly act on filed returns and held both parties responsible for the delay in resolving the refund issue. The court ordered the respondent to refund the excess amount of Rs. 18,65,376 within three months, without awarding any interest due to the petitioner's delay in claiming the refund. en-us Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254341 The court allowed the writ petition, directing the respondent to refund the excess tax paid by the petitioner for the assessment year 2000-2001. The court emphasized the duty of the assessing officer to promptly act on filed returns and held both parties responsible for the delay in resolving the refund issue. The court ordered the respondent to refund the excess amount of Rs. 18,65,376 within three months, without awarding any interest due to the petitioner's delay in claiming the refund. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 01 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254341