https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293010 A stay application must be decided by considering whether the assessment is unreasonably high-pitched and whether insistence on pre-deposit would cause genuine hardship, in line with Instruction No. 1914 and the Office Memorandum/Circular dated 29.02.2016. The Karnataka HC found that the rejection order gave no reasons on either aspect and was therefore non-speaking, showing no proper application of mind. The order was unsustainable and was quashed. The stay application was restored and remanded for fresh consideration under the governing instruction and circular. en-us Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 12:11:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293010 A stay application must be decided by considering whether the assessment is unreasonably high-pitched and whether insistence on pre-deposit would cause genuine hardship, in line with Instruction No. 1914 and the Office Memorandum/Circular dated 29.02.2016. The Karnataka HC found that the rejection order gave no reasons on either aspect and was therefore non-speaking, showing no proper application of mind. The order was unsustainable and was quashed. The stay application was restored and remanded for fresh consideration under the governing instruction and circular. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 16 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=293010