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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT YDERABAD

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY

AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

W.P.No.15596 of 2019

Date: 29.12.2025

Between:

Mr.Pendyala Ramesh

… Petitioner

And

Union of India, rep.by its Principal Secretary, Ministry of

Finance (Economic Affairs), New Delhi and others.

…Respondents

ORDER : (per Hon’ble Sri Justice P.Sam Koshy)

Heard Ms.K.Udaya Sri, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and

Ms.B.Sapna Reddy, learned Standing Counsel representing Ms.J.Sunitha, learned

Senior Standing Counsel for Income Tax Department, for respondent Nos.2 to 6

and perused the record.

2. The instant is the Writ Petition which has been filed by the petitioner

seeking an appropriate direction from the High Court by way of Writ of

Mandamus directing the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioner for

entitlement of receiving reward as per the Income Tax Informants Reward

Scheme (for short “the Scheme”).

3. According to the petitioner, it was based upon the information that the

petitioner had made available with the Department, the Department was able to

recover huge amount of tax from certain individuals who had acquired illegal

assets and evaded tax. After recovery was made, the petitioner has been pursuing

with the Department so far as his claim for the reward under the Scheme since

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2015 onwards. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred to a representation that

the petitioner had made initially on 02.03.2015 and subsequently on 11.07.2017

and on 04.12.2017. In addition, learned counsel also referred to the Department

letter dated 02.02.2018 (Annexure P.32), wherein, the claim petition of the

petitioner has been forwarded by the authorities to the Higher authorities in the

Department, but, till date it has not been processed and scrutinized. Therefore,

the present writ petition was filed in the year 2019 and is pending consideration

before this Court.

4. Even today, when the matter is taken-up, learned counsel for the petitioner

submits that the petitioner has not been made aware of the outcome of decision by

the Department on his representation dated 11.07.2017 and 04.12.2017, all which

is also referred to in the letter by the Income Tax Department dated 02.02.2018.

5. Given the fact that the petitioner’s representation has been forwarded by

the concerned income Tax officer to the Principal Director of Income Tax (Inv.),

Hyderabad, vide letter dated 02.02.2018 and no further decision has been taken

on the same, we are of the considered opinion that no fruitful purpose would be

served in keeping the Writ Petition pending rather than ends of justice would met,

if, the Writ Petition is disposed of directing the Income Tax Department,

particularly, the Principal Director of Income Tax (Inv.), Hyderabad, to consider

and decide the claim of the petitioner which stood forwarded by the Income Tax

Officer (H.Qrs) (Tech.), Office of the Principal Chief Commissioner of Income

Tax, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, dated 02.02.2018. Let the petitioner also

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in terms of the correspondence made by Income Tax Officer, dated 02.02.2018

approach the Principal Director of Income Tax (Inv.), Hyderabad, in respect of

his claim who in turn shall decide his claim strictly in accordance with the

Scheme that was prevailing on the date when the petitioner is said to have

forwarded the necessary information, based upon which, according to the

petitioner there were huge recoveries made by the Income Tax Department.

6. Let a copy of the order passed by this Bench in the present Writ Petition

be made available by the petitioner along with his claim petitions to the Principal

Director of Income Tax (Inv.), Hyderabad, within a period of fourteen days.

Let appropriate steps be taken by the Principal Director of Income Tax (Inv.),

Hyderabad, within the outer limit of three months thereafter.

7. Accordingly, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. There shall be no order

as to costs.

Pending miscellaneous applications, if any,