$~37 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4320/2025, CM APPL. 19990/2025 & CM APPL. 19991/2025 D. K. GUPTA (HUF) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Inder Paul Bansal, Mr. Vivek Bansal, Mr. Vishal Chechi, Advocates. versus NATIONAL FACELESS APPEAL CENTRE (NFAC), NEW DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Gaurav Gupta, Sr. Standing Counsel for Revenue. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA O R D E R % 04.04.2025 1. Issue notice. The learned counsel appearing for the Revenue accepts notice. 2. The petitioner has filed the present petition, inter alia, praying as under: “(a) issue a writ, order and/or direction in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order for directing the Respondents to expedite the hearing and disposal of the pending appeal (Annexure P-3) bearing number: Del/CIT(A)-II/05-06/197/617 for block period 01.04.1995 to 18.03.2002 in a time bound manner.” 3. The petitioner is aggrieved as his appeal is pending before the Appellate Authority for the past sixteen years. 4. In view of the above, we consider it apposite to direct the concerned Appellate Authority to consider and decide the petitioner’s appeal, if not already done, as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 23:40:22 twelve weeks from date. 5. This order is passed with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. 6. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Pending applications shall also stand disposed of. VIBHU BAKHRU, J TEJAS KARIA, J APRIL 04, 2025/sms Click here to check corrigendum, if any This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 01/07/2025 at 23:40:22