Wp/2377/2021 Of Itp Media India Pvt. Ltd v. Income Tax Officer International Tax Ward 2(2)(2) Mumbai And Anr

Digitallysigned byGAURIGAURI AMITGAEKWAD1/2AMITDate:GAEKWAD2022.04.0617:41:08+0530IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAYORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION (L) NO.10778 OF 2021 Vodafone India Limited ….Petitioner V/s. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Int. Tax Circle 4(3)(1) & Anr. ….Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2377 OF 2021 ITP Media India Private Limited ….Petitioner V/s. Income Tax Officer, International TaxWard 2(2)(2) and Anr. ….Respondents ---- Mr. Percy Pardiwalla, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Paras Savla for petitioner inWrit Petition (L) No.10778 of 2021. Mr. Dharan Gandhi for petitioner in Writ Petition No.2377 of 2021.Mr. Parag Vyas a/w. Mr. Arvind Pinto and Ms. Karuna Yadav for respondents. ---- CORAM : K.R. SHRIRAM &N.R. BORKAR, JJ. DATED : 4[th] APRIL 2022 P.C.: WRIT PETITION (L) NO.10778 OF 2021WITHWRIT PETITION NO.2377 OF 2021 1 Heard the counsels. Since an alternative remedy is available to petitioner, we would direct petitioner to exhaust that remedy. Mr. Pardiwalla states that the time to file an appeal has expired and, therefore, the delay becondoned. Mr. Vyas and Mr. Pinto state that the Court may pass such orderas it deems fit. Mr. Pardiwalla states that the appeal will be filed within twoweeks from today. 2In view of this statement made by Mr. Pardiwalla, the time tofile appeal is extended upto and including 18[th] April 2022. 3The CIT (Appeals) will endeavor to dispose the appeal as wellas other appeal for Assessment Year 2015-2016, which has been filed earlier,within six months from today. 4All rights and contentions of the parties are kept open. We makeit clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter.5Both petitions disposed accordingly. (N.R. BORKAR, J.) (K.R. SHRIRAM, J.)