Rs. 3L Income Tax Refund for AY 2015-16 Pending: Madras HC directs ITO to Consider Representation within 6 weeks on its Receipt [Read Order]
The petitioner, along with 38 co-employees, had earlier made a joint representation through a colleague, Mr. J. Rufus Dhennathayalam, on 22.07.2024. However, since the department failed to act on the said representation, the petitioner approached the High Court
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In a recent order, the Madras High Court directed a taxpayer to file a fresh representation before the Income Tax Officer ( ITO ) seeking an income tax refund of Rs. 3 lakhs for the Assessment Year (AY) 2015-16. The refund claim was based on the tax paid on 15.04.2015, as reflected in Form 16, and the petitioner had sought relief in line with earlier High Court orders passed in...
In a recent order, the Madras High Court directed a taxpayer to file a fresh representation before the Income Tax Officer ( ITO ) seeking an income tax refund of Rs. 3 lakhs for the Assessment Year (AY) 2015-16.
The refund claim was based on the tax paid on 15.04.2015, as reflected in Form 16, and the petitioner had sought relief in line with earlier High Court orders passed in similar matters involving other employees.
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The petitioner, Thirumalai Ramesh S, along with 38 co-employees, had earlier made a joint representation through a colleague, Mr. J. Rufus Dhennathayalam, on 22.07.2024. However, since the department failed to act on the said representation, the petitioner approached the High Court seeking a writ of mandamus for a refund along with applicable interest for the delay.
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During the hearing, the counsel for the Income Tax Department informed the Court that the petitioner may submit a fresh individual representation, which would be duly forwarded to the appropriate authorities for redressal.
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The bench of Justice Krishnan Ramasamy noting the limited nature of relief sought and without delving into the merits of the case, the Court accepted the department’s submission. The high court directed the petitioner to file a fresh representation before the income tax officer and upon the receipt of the same, the ITO has been instructed to forward the same to the concerned authorities, who shall consider and act upon the representation within six weeks.
Mr. J. Nagarajan appeared for the petitioner and Dr.B.Ramaswamy, Senior Standing Counsel appeared for the department.
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