M/S. Ivrcl-Kbl-Meil (Joint Venture) v. Asst. Commissioner Of Income Tax,

THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE RAMESH RANGANATHAN AND THE HON'BLR SRI JUSTICE M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY WRIT PETITION NOs.42513, 42677, 42944 AND 43061 OF 2015 COMMON ORDER: {Per the Hon'ble Sri Justice Ramesh Ranganathan} In all these Writ Petitions, the relief sought for is to grant refund of the tax deducted at source by the deductor/Government. Sri S.Ravi, learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner, would submit that as the respondents have, in their counter affidavits stated that the refund is under process, it would suffice if this Court were to fix a time frame of two weeks for refund to be granted. Sri T.Vinod Kumar, leaned Senior Standing Counsel for Income Tax, on the other hand, would draw attention of this Court to paragraph No.

4 of the counter affidavit to submit, that an application, under Section 154, was submitted by the petitioner on 04.01.2016; and an order thereunder was passed on 27.01.2016 determining the refund payable; and the Department would require at least six weeks to grant refund. As the order under Section 154 was passed less than a week ago, we consider it appropriate to dispose of the Writ Petitions directing the respondents to refund the amount due within six weeks from today. The Writ Petitions are, accordingly, disposed of. There shall be no order as to costs. Miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending shall stand closed.

_______________________ (RAMESH RANGANATHAN, J) ___________________________ (M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY, J) 1st February 2016 RRB