W.p.(C)/2672/2013 Of Pepsi Foods Ltd v. Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax & Anr

(D * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2672/2013 & CM 5050/2013 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU ORDER o/o 26.04.2013 CMs 505112013 & 5058/2013 Allowed subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 2672/2013 & CM 5050/2013 & W.P.(C) 2674/2013 & CMs 5057/2013 These writ petitions are directed against the common notice under Section 221 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 dated 15.04.2013 pertaining to, inter alia, the assessment years 2006-07 and 2007-08. It is an admitted position that appeals of the petitioner as well as stay applications are pending before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi. Earlier the appeals and stay applications were before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench. However, during Signature Not Verified • the pendency. of the said appeals, the matter was transferred to the New Delhi Bench. The assessment proceedings were also transferred to the Assessing Officer (Central Circle-12, New Delhi). We have heard the counsel for the parties. We feel that the writ petitions can be disposed of by directing that the respondent shall not take any coercive steps pursuant to the impugned notice till the Tribunal disposes of the stay applications filed by the petitioner in the appeals pertaining to the said assessment years 2006-07 and 2007-08. The counsel for the parties agree that a direction be given to the Tribunal for expediting the hearing of the stay applications. We direct that the stay applications be disposed of by the Tribunal as expeditiously as possible and preferably within three weeks. These writ petitions stand disposed of accordingly. Dasti under the signature of the Court Master. BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J VIBHU BAKHRU, J APRIL 26,2013 rk