Bangla Readymade Garments Manufacturers And Traders Welfare Association And ANR v. Commissioner Of Income Tax Appeals National Faceless Assessment Centre And ORS

OD- 11

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CONSTITUTIONAL WRIT JURISDICTION ORIGINAL SIDE.

WPO/605/2025 BANGLA READYMADE GARMENTS MANUFACTURERS & TRADERS WELFARE ASSOCIATION & ANR.

VS COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS), NATIONAL FACELESS ASSESSMENT CENTRE (EARLIER NATIONAL E-ASSESSMENT CENTRE, DELHI) & ORS.

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE JUSTICE RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY Date: 28TH AUGUST, 2025 Appearance :

Ms. Swapna Das, Adv.

Mr. Siddhartha Das, Adv.

...for petitioner Mr. Tilak Mitra, Adv.

Mr. Amit Sharma, Adv.

Mr. Abhishek Kumar Agrasari, Adv.

....for respondents

1. The instant writ petitioner has been filed inter alia praying for a direction upon the respondent no.1 to dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner on 17th February 2020 under section 264A of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act") in respect of the assessment year 2017-18 from an order passed under section 143(3) of the said Act dated 18th December, 2019 on expeditious basis.

2. Having heard the learned advocates appearing for the respective parties and noting that the appeal is pending since 17th February 2020, I am of the view that the respondent no.1 should take expeditious steps to dispose of the appeal preferably within a period of 16 weeks from the date of communication of this order in accordance with law.

3. The instant writ petition is accordingly disposed of. (RAJA BASU CHOWDHURY, J.) akg/