Income Tax Authority Should Refrain From Over Analysis Which Leads To Paralysis Of Justice: Bombay High Court
Live LawThe Bombay High Court, while setting aside the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, held that the authority should refrain from overanalyzing, which leads to paralysis of justice.The bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Neela Gokhale has observed that the ITAT failed to appreciate the spirit in which the order dated August 23, 2022, was passed by the High Court condoning. The Bombay High Court, while setting aside the order of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, held that the authority should refrain from overanalyzing, which leads to paralysis of justice. The bench of Justice K. R. Shriram and Justice Neela Gokhale has observed that the ITAT failed to appreciate the spirit in which the order dated August 23, 2022, was passed by the High Court condoning the delay by observing that the Income Tax Authority should consider the claim for deduction under Section 80IB of the Income Tax Act for AY 2011–12 made by the petitioner in accordance with law, as if there was no delay in filing the return. The High Court, in its order dated August 23, 2022, condoned the delay by observing that the Income Tax Authority should consider the claim for deduction under Section 80IB for AY 2011–12 made by the petitioner in accordance with law as if there was no delay in filing the return.