Kerala HC dismisses Writ Petition to approach Appellate Authority against Assessment Order under Income Tax Act [Read Order]

A Single Bench of the Kerala High Court dismissed writ petition to approach Appellate Authority against assessment order under the Income Tax Act, 1961.

The petitioner in the present matter is Mathai Moolechalil Varkey. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that he would like to withdraw this writ petition to approach the Appellate Authority under the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961 against the assessment order dated 17.03.2023 issued under Section 147 read with Section 144B of the Income Tax Act for the Assessment Year 2018-19.

The Standing Counsel for the respondents did not have any objection to the said prayer of the petitioner.

The Court of Justice Dinesh Kumar Singh observed that “Considering the aforesaid prayer, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty of the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority against the impugned assessment order dated 17.03.2023 within a period of fifteen days from today. If the petitioner is filing the appeal within a period of fifteen days from today the Appellate Authority should proceed with the appeal on merits.”

The petitioner was represented by Adv. S. Arun Raj and the respondent side was represented by Jose Joseph, SC, Income Tax Department.

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