Delay in Filing Appeal due to Assessee’s Advocate’s Demise condoned

Jamal Mohideen Haroon Imran Khan Vs ITO (ITAT Chennai) In a noteworthy judgement by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Chennai in the Jamal Mohideen Haroon Imran Khan Vs ITO case, a significant delay of 227 days in filing an appeal was pardoned due to the tragic death of the assessee’s advocate from Covid-19. The assessee appealed against the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)’s order, which was delivered on 23.06.2022 for the assessment year 2012-13. However, the appeal was delayed by 227 days due to unforeseen circumstances: the death of the assessee’s advocate and...