Asian Paints Ltd.mumbai v. The Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax

( 1 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.479 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO.479 OF 2008 Asian Paints Ltd.Mumbai .. Petitioner Vs. The Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax Central Circle 32, Mumbai & Anr. .. Respondents Mr.S.E.Dastoor with Mr.Murlidhar & Mr.Atul Jasani for the Petitioners. Mr.Benni Chatterjee with Mrs.Poonam Bhosale and Mr.P.S.Sahadevan for Respondents CORAM :- DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN &J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. CORAM :- DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN & J.P.DEVADHAR, JJ. DATE : 8th April, 2008 DATE : 8th April, 2008 P.C. P.C. 1. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties. By this Petition, the Petitioners are challenging an order dated 28th January, 2008 whereby the Respondents had rejected the objections raised by the Petitioners without giving any reasons. The learned Counsel for Respondent No.1, on instructions from Mr.G.U.Ingole (Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle-32, Mumbai) who is personally present before the Court, states that the Respondent No.1 will forthwith withdraw the impugned order dated 28th Junary, 2008, and after giving an opportunity of personal hearing to the Petitioners the Respondent No.1 will pass a detailed order giving reasons therein dealing with the objections raised by the Petitioners, as expeditiously as possible, preferrably by 15th May, 2008. 2. In view of the aforesaid statement made by the ( 2 ) learned Counsel for the Respondent No.1 the Writ Petition stands disposed of. 3. We make it clear that in the event the order of the Respondent No.1 were to be adverse to the Petitioners, the same shall not be given effect to for a period of four weeks from the date of that order. (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.) (J.P.DEVADHAR, J.) (DR.S.RADHAKRISHNAN,J.)