Order Of ITSC Final And Conclusive For AY For Which Application Has Been Filed: Delhi High Court
Live LawThe Delhi High Court has held that the order of the Income Tax Settlement Commission is final and conclusive for a particular assessment year for which the application has been filed.The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that the order of the ITSC is deemed to be conclusive for all the matters pertaining to the concerned AY for. The Delhi High Court has held that the order of the Income Tax Settlement Commission is final and conclusive for a particular assessment year for which the application has been filed. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma and Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav has observed that the order of the ITSC is deemed to be conclusive for all the matters pertaining to the concerned AY for which the settlement application has been accepted and processed by the ITSC. The court noted that the finality of the order of the ITSC emanates from Section 245-I of the Income Tax Act, which envisages that every order of settlement passed under sub-Section 4 of Section 245D shall be conclusive as to the matters, and no matter covered by the order shall, save as otherwise provided in Chapter XIX-A, be reopened in any proceeding under this Act or under any other law for the time being in force.