Orissa HC Condoned Delay in Income Tax Appeal as Reasonable Cause Was Shown

PCIT Vs Jay Kishore Choubey (Orissa High Court) Orissa High Court has allowed an application for the condonation of a 15-day delay filed by the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Asansol, in the case of PCIT vs Jay Kishore Choubey. The appeal challenges an order issued by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) on October 19, 2023. The department’s senior standing counsel explained that the delay was caused by an “inadvertent mistake in calculation of period of limitation,” which resulted in the appeal being filed on April 2, 2024, instead of the due date of March 19, 2024. T...