P.Deepthi Reddy, V. Commissioner of Income Tax

WP/1614/2008

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The case involved P. Deepthi Reddy, the petitioner, who challenged the refusal of the Income Tax Department to accept her application for a PAN card on the grounds that she had only provided her mother's name and not her father's name. The petitioner argued that this requirement was arbitrary, discriminatory, and unconstitutional. However, before the court could make a determination, the respondents (Commissioner of Income Tax and Directorate of Income Tax) granted the relief sought by the petitioner, leading to the disposal of the petition without further orders.

• Counselvise Citation: [2022] 140 COUNSELVISE.COM (IT) 758149 (HC-TELANGANA)
• Appeal Type: Others
• Pronouncement Date: 25-11-2022
• Assessment Year: misc
• Laws Referred To: Article 226 of the Constitution of India
• Result in Favour of: Others
• Court: HIGH COURT
• Department Lawyers: B SARMA; ROHAN ALLOOR
• Assessee Lawyers: VASUDHA NAGARAJ
• Keywords: Discrimination; Mandamus; PAN card; Unconstitutional
• Section: 151 CPC

Judgement Text

"H [ 32ss I HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) FRIDAY, THE TWENTY FIFTH DAY OF NOVEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO PRESENT THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN ANO THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE C.V. BHASKAR REDDY WRIT PETITION NO: 1514 OF 2008 Between: P. Deepthi Reddy, D/o. M. Kamala Reddy, Occ:H.R. Manager, C/o. Flat No.304, Lorven Appartments Vegetable Market Road, Nallakunta, Hyd. ..PETITIONER AND 1. Commissioner of lncome Tax, (Computer Operations) 34, lT Towers. A.C Guards, Hyd. Directorate of lncome Tax (Systems), ARA Cenke, Ground Floor, E-2 Jhandewalam Extension, New Delhi-1 10055. M/s. Karvy Consultants, Karvy House, 1st Floor, Road No.10. Banlara Hills. Hvd ,..RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the crrcumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue an order, direction or writ, more particularly one in the nature of writ of Mandamus declaring that the action of the first and second respondents as refusing to accept the petitioner's application for PAN Card on the ground that she has given only her Mother's name and not her father's Name for the purpose of identification is arbitrary, discriminatory and u nconstilutronal and further directing the respondents to receive the application of the petitioner and issue her PAN card without insisting on given her father's name 2 3 ** fr q ri s ,f, { : 1 zl,A. NO: I oF 2008tWP!{P-No: 1998 oF 2008} Petition unde Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed n support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to direct the respondents to accept the petitioner's application for PAN card without insisting on giving tt'e father's name. Counsel for the Pet tioner : Ms. VASUDHA NAGARAJ Counsel for the Res pondent No's 1 & 2 : SRl. B NARASIMHA SARMA SC FOR INCOIIIE TAX DEPARTMENT Counsel for the Respondent 3 : SRl. ROHAN AI.OOR The Court made the following: ORDER :' I t { ,{ I I I {l -t { a I THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE UJJAL BHTIYAN AND THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE C.V.BHASKAR REDDY Heard Ms. Vasudha Nagaraj, learned counsel lor the petitioner and Mr. B.Narasimha Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, Income Tax Department for respondent Nos. 1 & 2. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that relief sought for by the petitioner has been granted by respondent Nos.1 & 2. Therefore, no grievance subsists. 3. In view of above, Writ Petition is disposed of. However, there shall be no order as to costs. 4. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, in this Writ Petition shali stand closed //TRUE COPY// SD/.K.AMMAJI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR (l;r i\" SECTION OFFIbER. y1..- To, Commissioner of lncome Tax' (Computer Operations) 34 lT Towers'A C 1 2 3 S#Si?,iltf\"t lncome rax(Svstems)' f$lpentre' Ground Floor E-2 in\"\"\"\"i!'iir# r itension Ne';v Delhi-1 1 0055 l,niLt'; sRi d r'rnnnsrrt,tHn snnvn sc FoR INCoME rAX NF PARTM E NT slffi [ s: xa=-1R-i,-tstffi* Alvo6Jeu8 P ucr 4 5 6 Two CD CoPies KAR BS ? .l 1 WRIT PETITION No.1614 of 2O08 ORDER: (Per the Hon'ble the Chief Justice Ujjal Bhugan) l l I l t HIGH COURT DATED:2511112022 ORDER WP.No.1614 crf 2008 DISPOSING OF THE WRIT PETI'TION WITHOUT CCISTS e S T,1rA o ^ c 0 6 Jffir 2fl23 r li r' 9sep :l 1t :, :i 5o 2.6 +\"- Eq'* r I I I I I 1 I .l *l el *l qt i "