Wp(C)/6835/2020 Of Thiruvananthapuram Service Co-Operative Bank Limited v. Income Tax Officer

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT RAWAL FRIDAY, THE 06TH DAY OF MARCH 2020 / 16TH PHALGUNA, 1941 WP(C).No.6835 OF 2020(D) PETITIONER/S: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE BANK LIMITED,GOVERNMENT PRESS ROAD, PUTHENCHANTHA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - 695001, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY V.S.RAMESH. BY ADVS.SRI.ANIL D. NAIRSRI.SREEJITH R.NAIRSMT. ARYA ANILSHRI.GOKULRAJ L.SMT.SRI HARINI S.P. RESPONDENT/S: 1INCOME TAX OFFICER,WARD-2(1),TRIVANDRUM - 695 003. 2THE COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX (APPEALS),TRIVANDRUM - 695003. OTHER PRESENT: SRI CHRISTOPHER ABRAHAM SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON06.03.2020, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: JUDGMENT Petitioner has approached this Court, seeking a direction tothe appellate authority to dispose of the appeal and interimapplication preferred against the assessment order issued by thesecond respondent - Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals). 2.Though this Court ought not to have interfered, but inthe interest of justice, without expressing any opinion, this writpetition is disposed of with a direction to the second respondentto take a decision on Ext.P3 application for stay filed along withExt.P2 appeal in accordance with law, after affording anopportunity of hearing to the petitioner within a period of onemonth from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Incase any demand is raised, petitioner is at liberty to approachthe appellate authority. Sd/ AMIT RAWAL JUDGE APPENDIX PETITIONER'S/S EXHIBITS: EXHIBIT P1 TRUE COPY OF THE ASSESSMENT ORDER DATED 26/12/2019 FOR THE YEAR 2017-18. EXHIBIT P2 TRUE COPY OF THE STATUTORY APPEAL FILED BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT FOR THE A.Y.2017-18. EXHIBIT P3 TRUE COPY OF THE STAY PETITION FOR THE YEAR2017-18 FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT.