The Tribune Trust Chandigarh v. Commissioner Of Income Tax Chandigarh And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4262 of 2016 Date of Decision: March 04, 2016 The Tribune Trust, Chandigarh ....Petitioner versus Commissioner of Income Tax, Chandigarh and another .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT.

HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BAJANTHRI.

--- Present: Mr.Akshay Bhan, Senior Advocate with Mr.Alok Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.-

1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

2. To be referred to the Reporters or not?

3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- Surya Kant, J. (Oral) The petitioner has filed a statutory appeal against the assessment order for the year 2012-13. The said appeal is pending before the Appellate Authority, namely, the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Chandigarh. The petitioner also applied for stay but no order has been passed on its stay application. Meanwhile, the Assessing Authority has issued final demand notice.

Since the petitioner has sought interim stay, it is imperative upon the Appellate Authority to decide such application in accordance with law. We thus dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the Appellate Authority to decide the stay application moved/to be moved by the petitioner, uninfluenced of the rejection of the stay of demand MOHINDER KUMAR 2016.03.10 11:33 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh

CWP No.4262 of 2016 [2] by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-I (Exemption), Chandigarh.

Ordered accordingly.

Till the stay application is decided, no coercive steps to effect recovery be taken.

Dasti.

[SURYA KANT] JUDGE March 04, 2016 [P.B.BAJANTHRI] mohinder JUDGE MOHINDER KUMAR 2016.03.10 11:33 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh