ITAT Condones 64-Day Delay in Filing Appeal Due to CA’s Illness

Al-Ameen International Ltd. Vs DCIT (ITAT Chennai) In the case of Al-Ameen International Ltd. vs Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax (ITAT Chennai), the assessee company challenged the dismissal of their appeals for Assessment Years 2016-17 and 2017-18. The Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) [CIT(A)] had dismissed the appeals due to a 64-day delay in filing. The delay occurred because the company’s long-time auditor, who had been handling their tax matters since 1984, fell seriously ill and became bedridden at the age of 85. The company had to transition to a new auditor, which caused the fi...