Phi Seeds Pvt. Ltd. v. Additional Commissioner Of Income Tax

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3499/2017 PHI SEEDS PVT. LTD.

..... Petitioner Through:

Ms. Kavita Jha, Advocate with Mr. Vaibhav Kulkarni, Advocate

Versus

ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX ..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Dileep Shivpuri, Sr. Standing Counsel.

CORAM: JUSTICE S.MURALIDHAR JUSTICE CHANDER SHEKHAR

O R D E R

% 24.04.2017 CM APPL No. 15299/2017 (for exemption)

1. Allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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2. Notice. Mr. Dileep Shivpuri, the learned Senior standing counsel accepts notice.

3. It is pointed out by Ms. Kavita Jha, learned counsel for the Petitioner, that as many as 10 appeals filed by the Petitioner are pending decision before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The earliest of the appeals has been pending since 1st June, 2006. Earlier by order dated 7th September 2015 in W.P.(C) No.8521/2015 filed by the same Petitioner this Court had given definite directions to ITAT to dispose of the appeals in a time bound manner. For some reason, that has not happened till date. WP (C) 3499/2017

4. The Court again reiterates its request to ITAT to give short dates in the pending appeals of the Petitioner and to ensure that final arguments are heard and a judgment is delivered in all of them not later than 3 months from today. The ITAT should request both the parties to file their respective written notes or submission within four weeks to facilitate early disposal of the pending appeals.

5. It would be open to the Petitioner, on the strength of this order, to request the ITAT to advance the next date of hearing of the appeals.

6. The petition is disposed of.

7. Order Dasti.

S.MURALIDHAR, J CHANDER SHEKHAR, J APRIL 24, 2017 'anb'

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