Pr Commissioner Of Income Tax 6 v. Colgate Palmolive India Ltd

760-IA-1658-2024 (OS).DOC

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 1658 OF 2024 IN INCOME TAX APPEAL(IT)(ST) NO. 37544 OF 2022 Pr Commissioner Of Income Tax 6 ...Applicant

Versus

Colgate Palmolive India Ltd

...Respondent

___________ Mr. Suresh Kumar i/b Mohinee Chougule for Applicant. Ms. Tavleen Saini i/b Crawford Bayley for Respondent. __________

CORAM:

G. S. KULKARNI & ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

Date:

11 DECEMBER, 2024.

P.C.

1.

We have heard Mr. Kumar, learned counsel for the Applicant/revenue and Ms. Tavleen Saini, learned counsel for Respondent. 2.

By this application, the applicant has prayed for condonation of delay of 157 days in filing the aforesaid appeal under the provisions of Section 260A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

3.

We have perused the averments as made in the application, which make out a sufficient case for the delay to be condoned. Ms. Tavleen Saini, learned counsel for the assessee has vehemently opposed this application. 4.

In the aforesaid circumstances, it is in the interests of justice that the application is allowed. It is accordingly allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). 5.

Office objections, if any, be removed within a period of eight weeks from today, failing which the appeal shall stand dismissed without further reference to the Court. (ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI , J.) Mayur Adane