https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275198 The Supreme Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing the Union of India to appoint candidates recommended by the Selection Board to vacancies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal for Judicial Member and Accountant Member positions in the unreserved category. The Court deemed the Union's failure to appoint the candidates as illegal and arbitrary, emphasizing the need for a reasonable basis for not filling vacancies. The judgment highlighted the importance of following Selection Board recommendations to reduce backlog in the ITAT for public interest. The Union of India was directed to process the appointments within a specified timeframe, and the writ petitions were dismissed without costs. en-us Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 Sep 2018 15:43:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275198 The Supreme Court upheld the Tribunal's order directing the Union of India to appoint candidates recommended by the Selection Board to vacancies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal for Judicial Member and Accountant Member positions in the unreserved category. The Court deemed the Union's failure to appoint the candidates as illegal and arbitrary, emphasizing the need for a reasonable basis for not filling vacancies. The judgment highlighted the importance of following Selection Board recommendations to reduce backlog in the ITAT for public interest. The Union of India was directed to process the appointments within a specified timeframe, and the writ petitions were dismissed without costs. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=275198