Wp(C)/13809/2020 Of G.n.infomedia Pvt. Ltd v. The Income Tax Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR MONDAY, THE 02ND DAY OF NOVEMBER 2020 / 11TH KARTHIKA, 1942 WP(C).No.13809 OF 2020(A) PETITIONER/S: G.N.INFOMEDIA PVT. LTD.REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR R.AJITHKUMAR, MANGALAM TELEVISIONS, ARISTO JUNCTION, THAMBANOOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, PIN-695001. RESPONDENT/S: BY ADV. SRI.GEORGEKUTTY MATHEW THE INCOME TAX OFFICER OFFICE OF THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD 74(3), ROOM NO.504A, 5TH FLOOR, AAYAKAY BHAWAN, LEKSHMINAGAR, DISTRICT CENTRE, DELHI-110092. R1 BY SRI.CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM, INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON02.11.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT The petitioner, who is faced with a demand of Rs.6,60,287/- from the IncomeTax department, seeks the grant of instalments to discharge the said liability to theDepartment. Taking note of the plea of financial hardship urged on behalf of thepetitioner, I dispose the writ petition by directing that if the petitioner pays thesaid amount together with accrued interest till the date of payment in ten equalsuccessive monthly instalments commencing from 30.11.2020, then the furtherproceedings for recovery shall be kept in abeyance. It is made clear that on thepetitioner discharging the liability as aforesaid, the attachments over the bankaccounts of the petitioner shall be lifted without any further delay. Sd/- A.K.JAYASANKARAN NAMBIAR JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 10.12.2019 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE BRANCH MANAGER, SOUTH INDIAN BANK THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CHALAI BRANCH. EXHIBIT P2TRUE COPY OF THE NOTICE DATED 10.12.2019 ISSUED BY THE RESPONDENT TO THE BRANCH MANAGER, HDFC BANK VAZHUTHACAUD BRANCH. EXHIBIT P3TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11.6.2020 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT. EXHIBIT P4TRUE COPY OF THE PRINTOUT OF THE FRESH DEMAND DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE RESPONDENT. DEMAND DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEBSITE OF THE EXHIBIT P5 TRUE COPY OF THE REPRESENTATION DATED 11/06/2020 SUBMITTED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE RESPONDENT.