https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345498 Pendency of a criminal appeal against conviction did not operate as an absolute bar to consideration of an assessee's request for compounding under the departmental guidelines. The Court noted that the tax dues had been paid, the request had received favourable recommendations at earlier stages, and mitigating circumstances such as age, illness and bereavement were relevant to the exercise of discretion. The rejection order dated 03.05.2016 was therefore set aside, and the matter was directed to be reconsidered afresh on merits in accordance with law. en-us Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 10:09:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345498 Pendency of a criminal appeal against conviction did not operate as an absolute bar to consideration of an assessee's request for compounding under the departmental guidelines. The Court noted that the tax dues had been paid, the request had received favourable recommendations at earlier stages, and mitigating circumstances such as age, illness and bereavement were relevant to the exercise of discretion. The rejection order dated 03.05.2016 was therefore set aside, and the matter was directed to be reconsidered afresh on merits in accordance with law. Case-Laws Income Tax Wed, 05 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=345498