Imposing 15% Tax Demand Remittance for Stay is Arbitrary: Kerala HC

Diana Gomez Vs CIT (Kerala High Court) The case of Diana Gomez vs. CIT before the Kerala High Court revolves around the imposition of a condition requiring the remittance of 15% of the total income tax demand for the grant of stay. Diana Gomez, the appellant, challenged this condition in a writ appeal (WP) after a learned Single Judge imposed it despite granting a stay on recovery proceedings. Diana Gomez, aggrieved by the judgment in the writ petition, appealed to the Kerala High Court. The appellant had preferred an appeal and stay petition before the Appellate Authority against the order (E...