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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR
Lions Club International – Appellant
Versus
Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax, Bengaluru – 1 – Respondent
ORDER :
S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR, J.
In this petition, petitioner seeks the following reliefs:
"a. Issue of Writ in the nature of Certiorari or any such other appropriate writ to quash order dated 11.11.2025 bearing DINITBA/COM/F/17/2025-26/1082464036(1) issued by the First Respondent (Annexure-A);
b. Issue necessary order/s, direction/s, to the Respondents to refrain from recovering amounts from the Petitioner until the conclusion of appeal proceedings by the Second Respondent;
c. Issue direction/s, to the Second Respondent appellate authority to adjudicate the appeal filed by the petitioner expeditiously;
d. Pass any such other order/s direction/s, etc., as deemed fit in the facts and circumstances of the above case;"
2. A perusal of the material on record would indicate that the petitioner had filed its return of income for the A.Y. 2020-21 declaring a total income of Rs.2,30,910/-. Thereafter, on 29.06.2021, the 3rd Respondent issued a notice under Section 143 (2) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short 'the I.T. Act’). Thereafter, the 3rd respondent issued notice under Section 142 (1) of the I.T. Act and a show-cause notice dated 05.11.2021 and 02.09.2022 respectively to which the petitione
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