Wp/13818/2022 Of Smt. Aswini Shankar Munavalli v. The Commissioner Of Income Tax

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21 DAY OF JULY, 2022 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.I.ARUN -W.P. NO.13818/2022(TIT) BETWEEN: SMT. ASWINI SHANKAR MUNAVALLI, D/O LATE SHANKAR MUNAVALLI AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS, RESIDENT OF PLOT NO.13, “SHOBHA NILAYA” 7 CROSS, NEAR PATTIDHAR BHAVAN, SHASTRI NAGAR, BELAGAVI-590 003. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. X.M. JOSEPH, ADVOCATE) AND: THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS) BENGALURU-II, CENTRAL REVENUE BUILDING, QUEEN’S ROAD, BENGALURU-560 001. ... RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K.V. ARAVIND, ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLES 226 AND 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO DIRECT THE R1 TO DECIDE WITHIN A SHORT OUTER LIMIT OF TIME AS THIS HON’BLE HIGH COURT DEEMS FIT TO ORDER IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE PRESENT CASE, THE PENDING APPEALS VIDE ANNEXURE-D, D/1,D/2,D/3,D/4, D/5 ALL BEING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR THE E-FILING OF APPEALS. THIS WRIT PETITION COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING IN ‘B’ GROUP THIS DAY THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORDER The orders were passed under Section 153(A) of Income Tax Act against the father of the petitioner for the Assessment Year 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017. 2. Aggrieved by the same, the father of the petitioner preferred statutory appeals under Section 246A of the Income Tax Act bearing e-Filing acknowledgment No. 783953871090819 for the Assessment Year 2011-12, acknowledgment No.784070491090819 for the Assessment Year 2012-13, acknowledgment No.784107921090819 for the Assessment Year 2013-14, acknowledgment No.784173581090819 for the Assessment Year 2014-15, acknowledgment No.784195571090819 for the Assessment Year 2015-16, acknowledgment No.784294251090819 for the Assessment Year 2016-17 vide Annexures - D to D5 to the writ petition. Thereafter, the father of the petitioner died. As the appeals have not been taken up for hearing till today, the instant writ petition is filed with a prayer seeking direction to respondent to hear the matters and dispose it of. Learned counsel for respondent upon instructions submits that there is no delay in hearing the appeals. The same shall be heard on the basis of the seniority and disposed of in accordance with law. 3. His submission is placed on record. 4. The respondents are hereby directed to hear the aforementioned appeals without delay in accordance with their seniority and in accordance with law. Sd/- JUDGE