Shanti Lal Khinchi Son Of Shri Bhura Ram v. Order

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR D.B. Civil Contempt Petition No. 1182/2023 Shanti Lal Khinchi Son Of Shri Bhura Ram, Aged About 73 Years,Resident Of 214-A, Ward No. 50, Mandi Khatikan, Delhi Road,Jati Ji Ki Baghichi Jaipur 302001 ----Petitioner Versus 1. Daya Shankar Madhwani, Income Tax Officer, Ward 5(2),Jaipur Having Its Address At New Central RevenueBuilding, Statue Circle, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme,JaipurJaipur Having Its Address At New Central RevenueBuilding, Statue Circle, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme,Jaipur 2. Pratima Kaushik, Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax,Jaipur-2, Jaipur Having Its Address At New CentralRevenue Building, Statue Circle, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, JaipurJaipur-2, Jaipur Having Its Address At New CentralRevenue Building, Statue Circle, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur ----Respondents For Petitioner(s): Mr. Siddharth RankaFor Respondent(s): Mr. Sandeep Pathak HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI Order 18/12/2024 Heard on contempt petition. Learned counsel for the contemner fairly submits thatAssessing Authority was not having the knowledge of interimorder passed by this Court vide order dated 28.09.2022, more so,the assessment order was finally passed on 08.02.2023 after aperiod of four months. Learned counsel further submits thatDepartment has taken a decision to keep in abeyance the orderdated 08.02.2023 till disposal of the writ petition. It seems that neither counsel for the petitioner nor counselfor the Department ever informed the contemner/AssessingOfficer about passing of the interim order. In our considered view, there is no deliberate disobedienceon the part of Assessing Authority in passing the assessmentorder. In view of the undertaking given by counsel for theDepartment, this contempt petition stands disposed of. (VINOD KUMAR BHARWANI),J(INDERJEET SINGH),J Seema/105