Rohit Singhania v. Commissioner Of Income Tax Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur,Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WA No. 519 of 2018 Rohit Singhania R/o 15/480, Circuit House Chowk, Civil Lines, RaipurChhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ---- Appellant Versus 1. Commissioner Of Income Tax Raipur Chhattisgarh, District : Raipur,Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh 2. Deputy Commissioner Income Tax, Circle 2(1), Raipur Chhattisgarh, District :Raipur, Chhattisgarh Raipur, Chhattisgarh 3. Income Tax Settlement Commission, Additional Bench, 100 Middletown Row,2nd Floor, Kolkata, West Bengal, District : Kolkata, West Bengal 2nd Floor, Kolkata, West Bengal, District : Kolkata, West Bengal ---- Respondents For AppellantFor Respondents :Shri Amrito Das, Advocate:Ms. Naushina Ali, Advocate Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan ShrivastavaHon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey Order On Board 23/07/2018 After hearing learned counsel for the parties, we find that the learned singlejudge has set aside the order of Settlement Commission only on the ground that it hasnot decided anything and because of the direction issued by the High Court, hassimply closed the matter without application of mind. Though learned counsel for the appellant strenuously urged this Court toexamine the subsequent situation on account of amendments in the law, we are notinclined to go into this aspect as an authority of original jurisdiction when theSettlement Commission has completely abdicated its function to examine the matteron the basis of the law existing on the date of consideration. It would be open for the appellant herein to raise all contentions before theSettlement Commission including all such arguments as may be available to him onthe basis of subsequent amendments. We should make it clear that we have not commented upon the merits of petitioner's case with regard to his entitlement to settlement according to hisapplication filed before the Settlement Commission in accordance with the provisionsof law. This appeal is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Sd/- (Rajani Dubey) Judge