Learning from judgment: Un-necessary litigation by tax payers and delaying tactics can be costly- Bombay High Court dismisses WP and allow cost in favour of tax department

Learning from judgment: Un-necessary litigation by tax payers and delaying tactics can be costly- Bombay High Court dismisses WP and allow cost in favour of tax department https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=6928 The court found that repeated adjournments by the petitioner, taken while simultaneously seeking an early hearing from the High Court, amounted to abuse of process. The CIT(A) had repeatedly fixed hearing dates and provided opportunities; the petitioner's inconsistent conduct and failure to challenge a prior rejection of a stay application undermined the petition. The court imposed a procedural sanction requiring payment of costs and made satisfaction of that payment a condition precedent for further hearing before the CIT(A). en-us Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:13:25 +0530 Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:13:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator Learning from judgment: Un-necessary litigation by tax payers and delaying tactics can be costly- Bombay High Court dismisses WP and allow cost in favour of tax department https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=6928 The court found that repeated adjournments by the petitioner, taken while simultaneously seeking an early hearing from the High Court, amounted to abuse of process. The CIT(A) had repeatedly fixed hearing dates and provided opportunities; the petitioner's inconsistent conduct and failure to challenge a prior rejection of a stay application undermined the petition. The court imposed a procedural sanction requiring payment of costs and made satisfaction of that payment a condition precedent for further hearing before the CIT(A). Articles Income Tax Thu, 11 Aug 2016 13:13:25 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/article/detailed?id=6928