OFFICE OF THE
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (JUDICIAL)
ROOM NO. 162A, C.R.BUILDING, I.P.ESTATE, NEW DELHI-110002
PHONE & FAX : 011-23379308
F.No.CIT(Judicial)/Empanelment of Counsels/2021-22/454
Dated : 02.12.2021
NOTICE INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR EMPANELMENT OF STANDING COUNSELS
Applications are invited from lawyers of substantial standing and repute and with good academic credentials for the empanelment of Senior and Junior Standing Counsels for representing the Income Tax Department in the High Court of Delhi and other judicial fora in its tax related matters/litigation.
2. The procedure of engagement, eligibility, the terms of engagement, duties of Standing Counsels, fees payable etc and the applications Proformae – Al & A2 of Annexure—I as per Instruction No. 7/2016, Dated: 07.09.2016 of the CBDT, New Delhi can be accessed at http://www.incometaxindia.gov.in and mygov.in
3. The applications must be submitted through Registered Post / Speed Post / Courier or by hand in Proforma – Al or A2 (as applicable) of Annexure-1 to Instruction No. 7/2016, Dated: 07.09.2016, in a sealed cover, addressed to the Commissioner of Income Tax (Judicial), Delhi, Room No. 162A, C.R. Building, I P Estate, New Delhi-110002. All the documentary proof as per Instruction No. 7/2016, Dated: 07.09.2016 should be submitted alongwith the application. The sealed envelope must mention the subject as “Application for empanelment of Standing Counsel”. Canvassing in any form shall constitute a disqualification.
4. The application can also be submitted through e-mail by sending scanned copy of application duly signed and complete in all aspects alongwith all annexures as stated in para 3 at the following e-mail address:-
5. The applicants applying for empanelment as Senior Standing Counsel should also state specifically at the bottom of the application whether engagement as Junior Standing Counsel would be acceptable if Department considers it appropriate.
6. Existing Sr.Standing Counsels and Jr.Standing Counsels who wish to be empanelled again after 04.2022 also need to apply in response to this notice.
7. For the purpose of Para 2 of Annexure-I to Instruction No. 7/2016, Dated: 07.09.2016 of CBDT, the cutoff date for eligibility will be the date of this advertisement i.e. 02.12.2021.
8. The applications, received not in response to this advertisement or received through any channel other than the prescribed mode or received after the due date are liable to be rejected. Applications, which are not in the prescribed proforma or are incomplete or found deficient in any respect, may also be summarily rejected.
9. The last date for receipt of the applications by all prescribed modes is 12.2021 upto 05.00 P.M. Applications sent by post may be sent well in time so as to reach this office by the last date.
10. A copy of this Notice is also available at the Department’s website i.e. www.incometaxindia.qov.in
(S.Easwar)
Joint Commissioner of Income Tax
(Judicial)-1, New Delhi
Copy of Notice to:
1. The Registrar, Delhi High Court, with the request to have it notified on the Notice Board.
2. The Assistant Registrar, Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi. with the request to have it notified on the Notice Board.
3. The Registrar, National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), 3rd Floor, Pt. Deen Dayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi with the request to have it notified on the Notice Board.
4. The Secretary, Board for Advance Rulings, New Delhi, with the request to have it notified on the Notice Board.
5. The President, Bar Association of Delhi High Court, New Delhi with the request to circulate it among the members of the Bar.
6. The Bar Council of India, 2/6, Siri Fort Institutional Area, Khel Gaon Marg, New elhi-110049.
7. The Web Manager, 0/o the Directorate of Systems, Vaishali, to upload it on the website of the Department.
8. The DDO, 0/o the Commissioner of Income Tax (Judicial), New Delhi for getting it placed on the Notice Boards in all the Income Tax Offices of Delhi Region.
Joint Commissioner Income Tax
(Judicial)- 1, New Delhi
