HC slams Income Tax Dept for acting Thick-Skinned during Pandemic

Virdichand Bawandas Huf Karta of Huf Pawankumar Vs National E-Assessment Centre (Gujarat High Court) As the petition was contested by filing affidavit-in-reply, after narrating the dates and events, it was stated in paragraph 4(iv) that, ‘the assessment was required to be finalized by the Assessing Officer on or before 30.06.2021, and taking into consideration the paucity of time at his disposal on account of other pending time bound assessments, the Assessing Officer was not in a position to take note of the petitioner’s request for adjournment.’ The above stand reflects, to say...