Wric/8477/2023 Of Income Tax Bar Assocaition Meerut v. Union Of India And 3 Others

Case :- WRIT - C No. - 8477 of 2023 Petitioner :- Income Tax Bar Assocaition MeerutRespondent :- Union Of India And 3 OthersCounsel for Petitioner :- Nipun Singh,Pragyanshu PandeyCounsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I.,Gaurav Mahajan Hon'ble Suneet Kumar,J.Hon'ble Rajendra Kumar-IV,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri Ashish Agarwal, learnedcounsel appearing for the respondent-Income Tax Department. The petitioner, herein, Income Tax Bar Association, Meerut (for short'Association'), is aggrieved by the communication dated 1 December, 2022,issued by the Income Tax Officer, Meerut, inter alia, directing the Associationto acquire a separate space beyond 22 square meter, as provided in the manualof infrastructure. Petitioner has approached the second respondent-Principal ChiefCommissioner of Income Tax, Kanpur, for redressal of his grievance. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that second respondent-PrincipalChief Commissioner of Income Tax, Kanpur, shall consider the representationof the petitioner dated 14 December, 2022. In view thereof, without entering into the merit of the case, the writ petition isbeing finally disposed of directing that the second respondent-Principal ChiefCommissioner of Income Tax, Kanpur, to consider and decide therepresentation of the petitioner by a reasoned and speaking order, inaccordance with law, expeditiously within eight weeks from the date of filingof certified copy of this order along with copy of the representation. During pendency of the decision on the representation of the petitioner, it isexpected that the premises shall not be forcibly vacated from the petitioner.The same shall be abide by the decision to be taken by the second respondent. Order Date :- 27.3.2023Mukesh Pal