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HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT
BHARGAV D. KARIA, D.N. RAY
Royal Led Equipments Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Valsad – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(D.N. RAY, J.)
1. Heard learned advocate Mr. Darshan B. Gandhi for the Petitioner and learned advocate Mr. Rudram Trivedi appearing on behalf of learned Senior Standing Counsel Mr. Nikunt K. Raval for the Respondents.
2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned advocate Mr. Rudram Trivedi waives service of the notice of the rule on behalf of the Respondents. With the consent of the learned advocates for the respective parties, the matter is taken up for hearing, as the issue involved is very short.
3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:
3.1 The Petitioner is a registered company, inter alia, engaged in the business of manufacturing LED contour linear solutions and advanced technology. The Petitioner-Assessing Company filed its return of income on 28.10.2021, for the Assessment Year 2021-22, under Section 139(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, ( for short “the Act”).
3.2 The Petitioner availed the benefits of lower tax rate under Section 115BAB of the Act. The Petitioner made numerous attempts to fill Form 10-ID under Section 115BAB read with 23AF of the Income Tax Rules, 1962, however, it could not file its Form-10-ID within the prescribed time limit under Section 139(1) of the
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