MUHAMMEDALI KEKKALACHI V. INCOME TAX OFFICER

WP(C)/24626/2023

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The case involves Muhammedali Kekkalachi, the petitioner, who filed a writ petition against the Income Tax Officer and the National Faceless Assessment and Appeal Centres. The petitioner was aggrieved by an assessment order and a demand notice issued by the Income Tax Officer, which led him to file an appeal and a stay petition with the National Faceless Appeal Centre. The petitioner sought the court's intervention to expedite the consideration of his stay petition, fearing enforcement of the assessment order and demand notice. The court, after hearing the arguments, directed the National Faceless Appeal Centre to expedite the decision on the stay petition and defer any further proceedings related to the assessment and demand notice until the stay petition is resolved.

• Counselvise Citation: [2023] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 748569 (HC-KERALA)
• Appeal Type: Others
• Pronouncement Date: 27-07-2023
• Assessment Year: misc
• Result in Favour of: Others
• Court: HIGH COURT
• Department Lawyers: CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM
• Assessee Lawyers: M P AHAMED; AKHIL MANITHOTTYIL
• Keywords: Appeal; Assessment Order; Demand notice; Income Tax; Stay Petition

Judgement Text

"IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE C.S.DIAS THURSDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF JULY 2023 / 5TH SRAVANA, 1945 WP(C) NO. 24626 OF 2023 PETITIONER: MUHAMMEDALI KEKKALACHI AGED 56 YEARS KEKKALACHI HOUSE, KANIYAMBETTA POST, WAYANNAD - 673124 KERALA., PIN – 673124 BY ADVS. M.P.SHAMEEM AHAMED AKHIL PHILIP MANITHOTTIYIL RESPONDENTS: 1 INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD 1, J3PR+225, KAINATTY, KALPETTA, WAYANNAD DISTRICT KERALA 673121, PIN – 673121 2 THE NATIONAL FACELESS ASSESSMENT CENTRE MAYUR BHAWAN, CONNAUGHT LANE, BARAKHAMBA, NEW DELHI, 110001, PIN – 110001 3 THE NATIONAL FACELESS APPEAL CENTRE (NFAC) INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT, MINISTRY OF FINANCE, C-BLOCK, 4TH FLOOR, S.P. M. CIVIC CENTER, NEW DELHI-110001, PIN - 110001 OTHER PRESENT: SRI CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 27.07.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: W.P.(C)No.24626/2023 -:2:- Dated this the 27th day of July,2023 J U D G M E N T The writ petition is filed to direct the third respondent to consider and dispose of Ext P3 appeal and Ext P5 stay petition, expeditiously. 2. The petitioner’s case is that, aggrieved by Ext P1 assessment order and Ext P2 demand notice, the petitioner has preferred Ext P3 appeal before the third respondent. Along with appeal, the petitioner has also filed Ext P5 stay petition on 24.07.2023. Now, the first respondent has issued Ext P4 letter. The petitioner is apprehensive that the respondents may enforce Exts P1, P2 & P4. Hence, the writ petition. 3. Heard; Sri. M.P .Shameem Ahamed, the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Sri.Christopher Abraham, the learned Standing W.P.(C)No.24626/2023 -:3:- Counsel appearing for the respondents. 4. Having considered the pleadings and materials on record and taking note of the fact that Ext P5 stay petition is pending consideration before the third respondent since 24.07.2023, I deem it appropriate to dispose of the writ petition in the following manner: Resultantly, I order the writ petition as follows: (i) The third respondent is directed to consider and dispose of Ext P5 stay petition, in accordance with law and as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this judgment, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of being heard. (ii) Needless to mention that, if the third respondent proposes to pass a conditional order of stay, he shall state reasons for the same. (iii) Until such time orders are passed on Ext P5 W.P.(C)No.24626/2023 -:4:- stay petition, all further proceedings pursuant to Exts P1, P2 & P4 shall stand deferred. Sd/- C.S.DIAS,JUDGE DST/27.07.23 //True copy// P .A.To Judge W.P.(C)No.24626/2023 -:5:- APPENDIX PETITIONER EXHIBITS EXHIBIT P1 COPY OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 10.03.2022 EXHIBIT P2 COPY OF THE DEMAND NOTICE DATED 10.03.2022 ISSUED FOR THE ASSESSMENT YEAR 2016-17 EXHIBIT P3 COPY OF THE APPEAL IN FORM 35 ALONG WITH THE STATEMENT OF FACTS, GROUNDS OF APPEAL AND THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT EXHIBIT P4 COPY OF THE LETTER DATED 18.07.2023 ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT EXHIBIT P5 COPY OF THE STAY PETITION DATED 24.07.2023 ALONG WITH THE E-ACKNOWLEDGMENT RESPONDENT EXHIBITS: NIL "