Kerala HC Directs IT Dept to Expedite 8-Year-Old Appeal

Janayugam Publications Ltd Vs ACIT (Kerala High Court) Kerala High Court directed the Income Tax Department to dispose of an appeal filed by Janayugam Publications Ltd against the assessment order for the year 2011-12, which had remained unresolved for nearly eight years. The petitioner initially declared nil income, but the assessment order dated March 24, 2016, assessed taxable income at ₹41,48,560. Challenging this, the petitioner filed an appeal in April 2016, but no decision was made. The petitioner sought a directive from the court for a time-bound disposal of the appeal. The Income Ta...