Thirumalai Ramesh S Vs ITO (Madras High Court)
CHENNAI: The Madras High Court has instructed the Income Tax Officer (ITO) to consider a representation regarding a pending income tax refund of ₹3,09,812 for the assessment year 2015-16. The directive came in response to a writ petition filed by Thirumalai Ramesh S., who sought a refund and interest for the delay.
The petitioner, Thirumalai Ramesh S., stated that the amount was paid as tax on April 15, 2015, as per Form No. 16. He highlighted that a co-employee, Mr. J. Rufus Dhennathayalam, had submitted a collective request for tax refunds on behalf of 39 employees, including the petitioner, via a representation dated July 22, 2024. The petitioner contended that the respondents had not yet addressed this representation, leading to the filing of the present writ petition.
During the proceedings, the learned counsel for the petitioner reiterated the request for the refund and interest on the delayed payment, citing previous orders of the court in similar cases, specifically W.P.Nos.18566, 18788, 18608 to 18610, 18789 of 2015, all dated March 17, 2017. These judicial precedents, though not directly involving the current petitioner, were presented as instances where the court had previously addressed similar grievances concerning tax refunds.
