Category: ITAT related

Pursuant to the consultations with the Collegium of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal consisting of the President and two senior most Vice Presidents, the following Honble Members are hereby transferred in the same capacity to the respective Benches, in public interest with immediate effect from 4th March, 2020

A Writ Petition has been filed before the Hon’ble Bombay High Court by the All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (AIFTP) to challenge the constitutional validity of the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualifications , Experience and other conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020

According to an order dated 4th February 2020 issued by Justice P. P. Bhatt, the Hon’ble President of the ITAT, 33 Members are stated to be attending the National Seminar at the National Judicial Academy, Bhopal. The implied consequence of this is that several Benches of the ITAT may not function, or may function in multiple shifts, during the period that the Members are on tour

It was reported in December 2019 that the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Department of Legal Affairs for appointment of three officers to the posts of Vice-President in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). The posting orders of the said three Vice-Presidents is as follows

Hon’ble Income tax Appellate Tribunal in the case of Cleared Secured Services Pvt. Ltd. vs. Dy CIT SA No. 337/Mum/2019 in ITA No. 7302/Mum/2018 dated January 20, 2020 where an application for extension of stay of demand application is pending, and the department conducted the survey and attached the bank accounts, though the matter was heard and decision was awaited, the Hon’ble Tribunal heard the matter in the afternoon and same day passed the order restraining the revenue from further action. The Tribunal strongly condemned the revenue’s undue haste in recovering the demand

The ITAT has issued a directive dated 15th January 2020 setting out the schedule of Bench non-sitting days during the period January to December 2020. The non-sitting days are on account of the Summer, Diwali and Winter holidays. The dates have been finalized in the light of consultation with the Zonal Vice Presidents

ITAT Mumbai celebrated the Constitution day having a function at Members library, wherein the Honourable Vice-President Shri Pramod Kumar explained the purpose of holding the function

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the proposal of the Department of Legal Affairs for appointment of three officers to the posts of Vice-President in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in Level 16 of the Pay Matrix w.e.f. the date of their assumption of charge of the post till their attaining the age of 62 years

The ITAT Mumbai Bench has issued important directives regarding the hearing of stay applications and cases involving International Tax and Transfer Pricing issues

The ITAT has announced the dates on which various Benches across the Country will not be functioning during the winter vacation. The dates are available for the Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Bangalore, Chanigarh, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Chennai Benches