Wp/231/2019 Of Johnson Matthey Chemicals India Pvt Ltd v. Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax And 4 Ors

Priya Soparkar 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.230 OF 2019WITH WRIT PETITION NO.231 OF 2019WITH WRIT PETITION NO.232 OF 2019WITH WRIT PETITION NO.233 OF 2019WITH WRIT PETITION NO.235 OF 2019 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.251 OF 2019 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.255 OF 2019 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.237 OF 2019 Johnson Matthey Chemicals India Pvt. Ltd.… Petitioner V/s. Deputy Commissioner of Income-taxPanvel Circle and ors.… Respondent --- Mr.Nishant Thakkar with Mr.Hiten Chande i/by M/s PDS Legalfor the Petitioner.Mr.Sham Walve for the Respondent. --- CORAM : AKIL KURESHI AND M.S.SANKLECHA, JJ. DATE : FEBRUARY 14, 2019. P.C.:- 1.Out of these petitions, Writ Petition Nos.251 of 2019, 255of 2019 and 237 of 2019 were not on board. On account of 27 to 11 wp 230-19 and ors-o identical issues and as requested by the learned Advocates, thesepetitions are taken on board. 2.This group of petitions is filed by the same petitioner. The reason for filing the petitions was non-realizing of the refundby the Assessing Officer for several assessment years. Learnedcounsel for the parties jointly stated that after filing of thepetitions development taken place which specifically resolvedthe controversy. They placed on record the Minutes of the JointMeeting dated 31[st] January, 2019 between the representative ofthe petitioner and the Assessing Officer concerned. 3.Learned counsel Shri Walve for the Assessing Officer stated that the Assessing Officer will proceed according to theunderstanding recorded in the Minutes. Learned counsel ShriThakkar for the petitioner stated that the petitioner is satisfiedwith the mechanism provided in such meeting. 4.In the result, petitions are disposed of. (M.S.SANKLECHA,J.) (AKIL KURESHI,J.) ….