Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax(Central)-4 v. Income Tax Settlement Commission(Itsc) And 42 ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 156 OF 2016 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 2557 OF 2015 Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (Central) - 4, Mumbai ..Petitioner

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Income Tax Settlement Commissioner (ITSC), Mumbai & Ors.

..Respondents Mr.Kevic Setalwad with Mr.Girish Dave with Ms.Shushma Nagraj with Mr.N.C.Mohanty for Applicant / Orig.Petitioner. Ms.Prachi Dhanani with Mr.Shyam Gopal I/b. Veritas Legal for Respondent Nos.2 to 43.

CORAM: M. S. SANKLECHA & S.C. GUPTE, JJ.

DATE : 21 SEPTEMBER 2016 P.C. :

This chamber summons has been taken out by the Petitioner to amend the petition, which is still awaiting admission. 2.

Ms.Dhanani, learned Counsel appearing for Respondent Nos.2 to 43 has no objection if the amendment is allowed with liberty to contest the merits of the amendment if allowed at the hearing of the petition. 3.

In the above view, as the amendment is sought before admission of the petition and is also not opposed by the Respondents, therefore, chamber summons is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a).

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Amendment to be carried out within two weeks from today. Amended copy to be served upon the Respondents within one week thereafter. The Respondents to file their reply, if any, to the amended petition within a period of two weeks of the amended petition being served.

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All contentions on merits kept open.

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At the joint request of Counsel, petition to be on board for admission on 23 November 2016.

(S.C. GUPTE, J.) (M. S. SANKLECHA, J.)