Mr. Sundeep Kedia v. The Income Tax Officer Ward

D/L 18614.03.2024 Court No. 02 Sayandeep WPA 4710 of 2024 Mr. Sundeep Kedia Vs. The Income Tax Officer Ward No. 12(2), Kolkata & Ors. Mr. Avra Mazumder Mr. Suman Bhowmik Ms. A. Das Mr. Samrat Das ….. for the petitioner Mr. Soumen Bhattacharya Mr. Ankan Das ….. for the Income Tax Authority Heard learned advocates appearing for the parties. Petitioner has filed this writ petition being aggrieved by inaction on the part of the respondent Income Tax Authority concerned in considering and disposing his representation dated 16[th] December, 2020 and the reminders dated 4[th] September, 2021 and 7[th] October, 2021 which are still pending though more than three years has been passed. Mr. Bhattacharya, learned advocate appearing for the respondents admits about pendency of the aforesaid representation of the petitioner. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and submission of the parties, this writ petition being WPA 4710 of 2024 is disposed of by directing the respondent authority concerned to consider and dispose of the aforesaid representation dated 16[th]December, 2020 being annexure P-10 to the writ petition in accordance with law and by passing a reasoned and speaking order after giving opportunity of hearing to the petitioner or his authorized representative within a period of eight weeks from the date of communication of this order. It is clarified that this Court has not gone into the merit of the aforesaid representation and the respondent authority concerned shall consider the aforesaid representation strictly in accordance with law. Accordingly, the writ petition being WPA 4710 of 2024 is disposed of. (Md. Nizamuddin, J.)