Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act| Delay Can Be Condoned In Unforeseen Circumstances: Allahabad High Court
Live LawThe Allahabad High Court, on Friday, allowed petitioner to avail benefits under Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 despite a delay of 3 days in filing application under the Act. The Parliament enacted the Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Act, 2020 for the resolution of disputed tax to relieve the taxpayers from paying interest and penalty on the escaped tax. Designated Committee and others wherein the Apex Court has observed that “the last date to deposit the balance of tax, prescribed under the scheme under the Act, 2020, cannot be extended.” The bench comprising of Justices Siddhartha Verma and Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal observed that the Apex Court in Shekhar Resorts Ltd. vs. Union of India and others and the Delhi High Court in I.A. Case Title: Digvendra Pratap Singh vs. Union Of India And 2 Others Case Citation: 2023 LiveLaw 255 Counsel for Petitioner: Anoop Trivedi, Senior Advocate assisted by Ami Tandon, Abhinav Gaur, Vibhu Rai.