Wp/27871/2013 Of M/S. Krishnaiah Motors Pvt.ltd v. The Chief Commissioner Of Income Tax-Ii

THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINIAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.27871 OF 2013 Date: 08.10.2013 Between: M/s. Krishnaiah Motors Pvt. Ltd.Moti Valley, TrimulgherrySecunderabad – 500 015Rep. by its Managing DirectorMajor (Retd.) P.T. Choudary And …Petitioner The Chief Commissioner of Income Tax-II9[th] Floor, IT TowersAC GuardsHyderabad, and three others …Respondents THE HONOURABLE Ms. JUSTICE G. ROHINIAND THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO WRIT PETITION No.27871 OF 2013 ORDER:(Per Hon’ble Ms. Justice G.Rohini) This Writ Petition is filed seeking a declaration that the allegedaction of the 1[st] respondent in not disposing of the petition dated18.10.2012 filed by the petitioner for compounding the offencescovered by C.C. No.83/2012 on the file of the Court of the SpecialJudge for Economic Offences, Nampally, is arbitrary and illegal. The matter was adjourned on 26.09.2013 to enable the learnedStanding Counsel for Income Tax appearing for the respondents to get instructions as to the stage of the compounding petition filed by thepetitioner. When the matter is taken up today for consideration SriS.R.Ashok, learned Standing Counsel for Income Tax on instructionssubmitted that the petitioner has filed the relevant documents beforethe 1[st] respondent on 23.09.2013 and the petitioner’s request forcompounding the offences is under consideration. Therefore, without expressing any opinion on merits, the WritPetition is disposed of with a direction to the 1[st] respondent toconsider the petitioner’s application for compounding the offencescovered by C.C. No.83/2012 and pass appropriate orders inaccordance with law as expeditiously as possible, preferably within aperiod of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. Till such time all further proceedings in C.C. No.83/2012 on the file ofthe Court of the Special Judge for Economic Offences at Nampally,shall remain stayed. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any, pending in thisWrit Petition, shall stand closed. ____________ G.ROHINI, J ______________________________ A.RAMALINGESWARA RAO, J