The Tribune Trust, Chandigarh v. Commissioner Of Income Tax, Chandigarh And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA ATCHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.4262 of 2016Date of Decision: March 04, 2016 The Tribune Trust, Chandigarh ....Petitioner versus Commissioner of Income Tax, Chandigarh and another .....Respondents CORAM:HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT.HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE P.B.BAJANTHRI. --- Present: Mr.Akshay Bhan, Senior Advocate with Mr.Alok Mittal, Advocate, for the petitioner. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? --- .Surya Kant, J(Oral) The petitioner has filed a statutory appeal againstthe assessment order for the year 2012-13. The said appeal ispending before the Appellate Authority, namely, theCommissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Chandigarh. Thepetitioner also applied for stay but no order has been passedon its stay application. Meanwhile, the Assessing Authority hasissued final demand notice. Since the petitioner has sought interim stay, it isimperative upon the Appellate Authority to decide suchapplication in accordance with law. We thus dispose of thiswrit petition with a direction to the Appellate Authority todecide the stay application moved/to be moved by thepetitioner, uninfluenced of the rejection of the stay of demand by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle-I(Exemption), Chandigarh. Ordered accordingly. Till the stay application is decided, no coercive steps to effect recovery be taken. Dasti. JUDGE March 04, 2016 mohinder [P.B.BAJANTHRI]JUDGE