Manharan Singh Suri v. Commissioner Of Income Tax & ORS.

$~16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 6338/2018 MANHARAN SINGH SURI ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr. Rajiv Saxena, Mr. Rachit Sahney & Ms. Namrata Chauhan, Advocates versus COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ORS ...... Respondents Through:

Mr. Zohaib Hossain, Senior Standing Counsel with Mr. Deepak Anand, Junior Standing Counsel Ms. Suruchi Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No.4

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 01.06.2018 CM No.24358/2018 Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The application is disposed of.

WP(C) No.6338/2018& CM No.24359/2018 Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, to settle the issue and buy peace, the petitioner is ready and willing to pay 20% of the principal amount of Rs.97,77,160/-, i.e., Rs.19,55,432/-. Learned counsel for the respondent/revenue states that, in view of the circular issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes, on the petitioner making payment of the aforesaid amount of Rs.19,55,432/-,

the seizure/attachment orders would be withdrawn. Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner would issue directions to the Bank to make payment of Rs.19,55,432/- to the Income Tax Authority.

Learned counsel appearing for respondent No.4/Bank states that on such a request being made, the amount of Rs.19,55,432/- would be remitted to the Assessing Officer.

On the aforesaid request being made by the petitioner to the respondent No.4/Bank and on Rs.19,55,432/- being paid to the Income Tax Authority, seizure/attachment order shall be treated as withdrawn.

Recording the aforesaid statements, the writ petition is disposed of, without any order as to costs. CM No.24359/2018 is also disposed of. We clarify that we have not made any comments on the merits of the assessment order.

Dasti under signature of the Court Master.

SANJIV KHANNA, J CHANDER SHEKHAR, J JUNE 01, 2018 tp