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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Manmohan, Navin Chawla, JJ.
Pr. Commissioner of Income Tax - Appellant
Versus
Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. - Respondent
ITA 840 of 2019
Decided On : 28-10-2021




A party may withdraw an appeal with court permission, leaving relevant legal questions open for determination in future cases.

Headnote:(A) Income Tax Act, 1961 - Withdrawal of appeal - The appellant sought permission to withdraw the appeal, leaving the questions of law open for future determination - The Central Board of Direct Taxes instructed that the appeal may be withdrawn but requested the court to keep the relevant legal questions open for other cases (Paras 2-4).

(B) Exemption application - Application for exemption from court appearance granted, subject to all just exceptions.

Facts of the case:
The appellant filed an application to withdraw their appeal concerning the assessment year 2013-14, following instructions from the CBDT.

Findings of Court:
The application is allowed; the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn while leaving questions of law open for future cases.

Issues: The primary issue addressed was whether the appellant could withdraw their appeal while leaving legal questions open for future consideration.

Ratio Decidendi: The court affirmed that a party could withdraw an appeal with the court's permission and maintain the issues as live for other relevant cases.

Result: Appeal dismissed as withdrawn.

Table of Content
1. withdrawal of the appeal by the appellant. (Para 1 , 2)
2. request to keep questions of law open. (Para 3)
3. court allows withdrawal and dismisses appeal. (Para 4)
4. final order and notification procedures. (Para 5 , 6)

JUDGMENT

Manmohan, J. (Oral)

The hearing has been done by way of a video conferencing.

CM APPL. 38342/2021 (Exemption)

Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Accordingly, present application stands disposed of.

CM APPL. 38341/2021 & ITA 840/2019

1. Present application has been filed seeking permission to withdraw the present appeal, leaving the questions of law open.

2. Learned counsel for the Applicant/Appellant states that in pursuance to the Order dated 22nd December 2020 passed by this Court, the present case was placed before the Chairman, Central Board Direct Taxes (`CBDT'). He further states that the CBDT vide letter dated 29th July, 2021 has given the following instructions:

    "...appeal pending before the Hon'ble Delhi High Court may be withdrawn but the Hon'ble Court may be requested to keep the question of law that arise open, to be decided in some other appropriate case."

3. In view of the above, the Appellant seeks permission of this court to withdraw the present appeal (ITA 840/2019) pertaining to Assessment Year 2013-14 and prays that the question of law be left open.

4. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the present appeal is dismissed as withdrawn leaving the questions of law being left open. The next date of hearing, if any, is cancelled.

5. Application stands disposed of.

6. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. Copy of the order be also forwarded to the learned counsel through e-mail.

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