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DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SHAKDHER, TARA VITASTA GANJU
PTC India Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 19 1, New Delhi – Respondent
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| 1. court directions for expeditious order issuance. (Para 1 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 2. notice and acceptance for hearings without counter-affidavit. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 3. direction to give effect to prior orders and grant refunds. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. closure of pending applications and reliance on digitally signed copies. (Para 10 , 11) |
ORDER
[Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing (as per request)]
Rajiv Shakdher, J. (Oral)
CM No.56357/2022
1. Allowed, subject to the petitioner filing legible copies of the annexures, at least three days before the next date of hearing.
W.P.(C) 17621/2022 & CM No.56356/2022 [Application filed on behalf of the petitioner seeking interim relief]
2. Issue notice to the respondents/revenue.
3. Mr Ruchir Bhatia accepts notice on behalf of the respondents/revenue.
4. In view of the direction that we propose to pass, Mr Bhatia says that a counter-affidavit need not be filed. Therefore, with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and final disposal at this stage itself.
5. The substantive prayers made in the writ petition read as follows:
"(a) A writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, directio
The court reinforced the obligation of the revenue to execute prior orders from tax appellate authorities and to ensure timely refunds as mandated by law.
The court ruled on the application of Articles 226 and 227 regarding interim tax relief, emphasizing that disputed tax demands require careful judicial consideration and timely hearings.
The court's decision was based on the plea that the respondents have to give effect to the order passed by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal for the concerned Assessment Years.
Pending appeals must be addressed prior to full recovery of tax demands, but negligence by the petitioner can negate claims for relief.
The court emphasized the importance of the Commissioner of Income Tax to dispose of the petitioner's application and accord a personal hearing, and allowed filing of written submissions. It also prov....
A director may seek to challenge a tax recovery order through a writ petition, allowing subsequent rights to appeal through revision without limitation concerns.
The court applied the principle that the revenue cannot recover more than 20% of the outstanding tax demand and emphasized the timely disposal of the appeal.
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