The Ministry of Law and Justice has reported significant advancements in the adoption of e-governance within the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). As of February 28, 2025, over 26,000 appeals, applications, and petitions were filed electronically through the ITAT’s dedicated e-filing portal. This platform, introduced to streamline the filing process, is increasingly being used by stakeholders across the country. In a bid to modernize its infrastructure and ensure seamless virtual interactions, ITAT has equipped its new office premises in Delhi and Lucknow with advanced video conferencing systems. These upgrades facilitate uninterrupted virtual and hybrid hearings and are supported by the provision of free high-speed internet via Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) at various ITAT benches.
In accordance with the Supreme Court’s directives, ITAT has fully implemented hybrid and virtual hearings across all its benches, allowing litigants the flexibility to attend proceedings remotely. From July 2023 to December 2024, the Tribunal conducted 1,22,302 appeal hearings via video conferencing, reflecting a growing reliance on digital methods. ITAT benches have also ensured that requests for virtual hearings from involved parties are not declined, further reinforcing access and efficiency in the judicial process. These initiatives aim to improve transparency, reduce physical footfall, and enhance the efficiency of tax litigation proceedings.
The update was provided by Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, during a written reply in the Rajya Sabha. The developments underscore the shift towards a more digitally-enabled judicial ecosystem within tax administration, focusing on accessibility and timely resolution of disputes.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Use of e-governance and e-courts in Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
Over 26,000 appeals and applications were filed electronically through e-filing portal up to 28.02.2025
Court rooms at new office premises of ITAT, Delhi and Lucknow benches have also been equipped with the state-of-the-art video conferencing infrastructure
State-of-the-art video conferencing infrastructure facilitating uninterrupted virtual/hybrid hearings
Posted On: 03 APR 2025
The e-filing portal has been launched in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) for facilitating electronic filing of appeals, applications, petitions and documents, by the stakeholders. The e-filing portal continues to gain the acceptance of the stakeholders. Over 26,000 appeals and applications were filed electronically through e-filing portal before various benches of ITAT during the year, up to 28.02.2025. The provision of free and high-speed internet at various benches has been provided through Optical Fiber Cable (OFC), for access by all stakeholders. The Court rooms at new office premises of ITAT, Delhi and Lucknow benches have also been equipped with the state-of-the-art video conferencing infrastructure to provide better hybrid/virtual hearing experience to the stakeholders. The upgradation of infrastructure including installation of latest equipment is also being enabled continuously for facilitating uninterrupted virtual/hybrid hearings.
In compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, ITAT has implemented hybrid / virtual hearings at all Benches, in letter and spirit, which facilitates litigants to attend hearing of their cases virtually. The benches of ITAT are not declining the requests of the parties for virtual hearings. For the period from July 2023 to December 2024, a total 1,22,302 hearings of appeals have been conducted through video conferencing before various Benches of ITAT.
This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Law and Justice and Minister of State in the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Another shameful hoax of this chameleon government and it’s infamous ministers and bureaucrats. Actual fact is that all ideas and planning and projects particularly on e governce including the crucial judicial segment as well as taxation field are totally borrowed conceptions from the UPA government and this most inefficient and financially shameless pauper regime will never acknowledge in public it’s disastrous performances in economic and tax administration front and monstrous exploitation of common people through GST and petrol, diesel, toll coupled with it’s gross failure to make the ITAT paperless since 2021 budget proposal and constituting GST tribunal for acute shortage of monies inspite of worst exploitation of common people surpassing the colonial period. The e filing mode in the ITAT portal is another effort to fool the stake holders in name of digitalization as filing of hard copies are compulsory and for that hilarious misnomer had received great scold and criticism from the Honble SC previous Honble C.J bench but still has guts and stratagem in it’s unsavvy spirit to continue the last game of befooling the nation.