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(D HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 2672/2013 & CM 5050/2013
PEPSI FOODS LTD. ..... Petitioner .
Through Mr.Deepak Chopra, Mr.Harpreet S. Ajmani and Ms.Shruti Sinha, Advs.
(D HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 2672/2013 & CM 5050/2013
PEPSI FOODS LTD. ..... Petitioner .
Through Mr.Deepak Chopra, Mr.Harpreet S. Ajmani and Ms.Shruti Sinha, Advs.
VERSUS
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ANR. ... Respondents
Through Mr.Karan Khanna, Sr.Standing Counsel for R/Revenue. and
Through Mr.Karan Khanna, Sr.Standing Counsel for R/Revenue. and
W.P.(C) 2674/2013 & CMs 5057/2013
PEPSI FOODS LTD. ... Petitioner
PEPSI FOODS LTD. ... Petitioner
VERSUS
Through Mr.Deepak Chopra, Mr.Harpreet S. Ajmani and Ms.Shruti Sinha, Advs.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ANR. ... Respondents
Through Mr.Karan Khanna, Sr.Standing Counsel for R/Revenue.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX & ANR. ... Respondents
Through Mr.Karan Khanna, Sr.Standing Counsel for R/Revenue.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU
ORDER o/o 26.04.2013 CMs 505112013 & 5058/2013
Allowed subject to all just exceptions.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU
ORDER o/o 26.04.2013 CMs 505112013 & 5058/2013
Allowed subject to all just exceptions.
W.P.(C) 2672/2013 & CM 5050/2013 & W.P.(C) 2674/2013 & CMs 5057/2013
These writ petitions are directed against the common notice under Section
221 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 dated 15.04.2013 pertaining to, inter alia, the assessment years 2006-07 and 2007-08. It is an admitted position that appeals of the petitioner as well as stay applications are pending before the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi. Earlier the appeals and stay applications were before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench. However, during
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• the pendency. of the said appeals, the matter was transferred to the New Delhi
Bench. The assessment proceedings were also transferred to the Assessing Officer
(Central Circle-12, New Delhi).
We have heard the counsel for the parties. We feel that the writ petitions can be disposed ofby directing that the respondent shall not take any coercive steps pursuant to the impugned notice till the Tribunal disposes of the stay applications filed by the petitioner in the appeals pertaining to the said assessment years 2006-07 and 2007-08. The counsel for the parties agree that a direction be given to the
Tribunal for expediting the hearing ofthe stay applications. We direct that the stay applications be disposed of by the Tribunal as expeditiously as possible and preferably within three weeks.
These writ petitions stand disposed of accordingly.
Dasti under the signature ofthe Court Master.
APRIL rk 26,2013 ~· BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J VIBHU BAKHRU, J
2013:DHC:7204-DB
These writ petitions are directed against the common notice under Section
221 (1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 dated 15.04.2013 pertaining to, inter alia, the assessment years 2006-07 and 2007-08. It is an admitted position that appeals of the petitioner as well as stay applications are pending before the Income Tax
Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi. Earlier the appeals and stay applications were before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench. However, during
2013:DHC:7204-DB
• the pendency. of the said appeals, the matter was transferred to the New Delhi
Bench. The assessment proceedings were also transferred to the Assessing Officer
(Central Circle-12, New Delhi).
We have heard the counsel for the parties. We feel that the writ petitions can be disposed ofby directing that the respondent shall not take any coercive steps pursuant to the impugned notice till the Tribunal disposes of the stay applications filed by the petitioner in the appeals pertaining to the said assessment years 2006-07 and 2007-08. The counsel for the parties agree that a direction be given to the
Tribunal for expediting the hearing ofthe stay applications. We direct that the stay applications be disposed of by the Tribunal as expeditiously as possible and preferably within three weeks.
These writ petitions stand disposed of accordingly.
Dasti under the signature ofthe Court Master.
APRIL rk 26,2013 ~· BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J VIBHU BAKHRU, J
2013:DHC:7204-DB
JUDGMENT