Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax vs State Bank of India and Others

This Court disposed of the Civil Appeals by judgment dated 3.12.2008 reported in Dy. Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. State Bank of India and Others, , by which, in para 47 of the said Judgement, the Special Court was requested to decide the issues mentioned in para 45 of the said Judgment, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of three months from that date. Thereafter, on an application for extension of time, this Court by its order dated 26.2.2009 extended the time for a further period of three months and the same is stated to have been expiring on 1.6.2009.

Now, by way of present Interlocutory applications, being I.A. No. 9- 11 of 2009 in C.A. Nos. 7269-7271/2008, IA Nos. 11-15 in C.A. Nos. 7272-7276/2008 & I.A. Nos. 9-12/2009 in C.A. Nos. 326-329/2008, prayer has been made for extension of time mentioned in para 47 of the aforesaid judgment dated 3.12.2008 by a further period of three months from the date of the final order passed by the CIT (A) in the Appeals for Assessment Year 1992-93 and Assessment Year 1993- 94 in the cases of the assessee.

After hearing Mr. Parag P. Tripathi, learned Additional Solicitor General and Mr. K.K. Venugopal, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the opposite party, the aforesaid Interlocutory Applications seeking extension of time are partly allowed and the concerned Commissioner of Income Tax is directed to dispose of the appeals pending before him within a period of four months from this date, without granting unnecessary adjournment to either of the parties.

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