Wp v. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-1

Writ Petition No.6344/2012 23.4.7012 Shri Ajay Mishra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Snri S.M.Lal, for the respondents. Heard on aamission. Petitioner is Krisni Upaj Mandi Samiti which has beenassessed by respondent no.2 Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax,Satna. Aggrieved with the assessment, the petitioner has filed appealbefore respondent no.1 Commissioner of Income Tax, Jabalpur.Respondent no.2 is also said to nave attached the bank account ottne petitioner wnicn was released after it deposited Rs.5,00,000/-. | The main submission of petitioner is that although on|2.2.2012 an application for stay along with an application for urgent|hearing Annexure P3 has been filed, till this date respondent no.1nas not taken any decision on it as a result of which grave injustice|is being caused. The petitioner has, therefore, prayed that this writpetition be disposed of with a direction to respondent no.1 to take a_decision on the application for stay on an early date. We find the prayer of petitioner reasonabie and accordinglyfinally dispose of this petition with a direction to respondent no.1 totake a decision on the application for stay, Annexure P3, as'expeditiously as possible preferably within a period of one monthfrom tne date of receipt of the copy of this order. Certified copy as per rules. | (AJIT SINGH)(R. S. JHA)JUDGEJUDGE. DS|