Satyendra Kumar v. Principal Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 9660 of 2020 ====================================================== ..... ..... Petitioner/s -Versus- ............... Respondents ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Uday Prasad Singh, Advocate Mr. Jagannath Prasad, Advocate For the Respondent/s :

Mrs. Archana Sinha, Advocate ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S. KUMAR ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE) =====================================================

2/4 (The proceedings of the Court are being conducted by Hon'ble the Chief Justice/ Hon'ble Judges through Video Conferencing from their residential offices/residences. Also, the Advocates and the Staffs joined the proceedings through Video Conferencing from their residences/offices.) Date : 26-05-2021 Learned counsel for the parties desire the matter be taken up today.

Petitioner has prayed for the following relief(s): In the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, petitioner's claim is not disputed. In fact, in Paragraphs No. 3 to 6, reproduced hereinunder, reasons for non-approval of the online release of the amount to be refunded to the petitioner stands explained:-

3/4 Mrs. Archana Sinha, learned counsel for the respondents states that in view of the attending circumstances, resulting out of the current second wave of Pandemic Covid19, the office cannot process the claims, inasmuch as, the officers and officials are infected with the virus and it would

4/4 take some time for the application to be processed. Resultantly, as mutually prayed for, we dispose of the present petition with a direction to the respondents to positively complete the process for release of the amount due and payable to the petitioner, as admitted in the counter affidavit, contents whereof is reproduced supra. Needful be positively done within a period of three months from today. Liberty reserved to the petitioner to revive the petition, if the need so arises subsequently. Petition stands disposed of with the aforesaid directions/liberty.

Interlocutory Application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.

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