Delay of Over Two Years in Income Tax Appeal Prompts HC to Order Time-Bound Disposal

Dinesh Infraprojects Private Limited & Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors. (Calcutta High Court) The Calcutta High Court disposed of a writ petition seeking expeditious disposal of an income tax appeal pending against an intimation issued under Section 143(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The petitioner had filed the statutory appeal on January 2, 2023, challenging the intimation dated December 18, 2021, but the appeal remained undecided for over two years. Considering the prolonged pendency, the Court requested the appellate authority to decide the appeal preferably within eight weeks from c...