Neutral Citation No. 2025:JHHC:37702-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P. (T) No. 7210 of 2025 Gaurav Kumar Shangari, aged about 50 years, son of Navitej Kumar Shangari, resident of 6 C.H. AREA NORTH, BISTUPUR, P.O Bishtupur, P.S. Bishtupur, Jamshedpur H.O Jamshedpur, WEST SINGHBHUM 831001, Jharkhand, India. … … Petitioner Versus 1. Income Tax Department through the Commissioner of Income-Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Income Tax Department, PO- Delhi, PS- Delhi, Delhi. 2. Income Tax Department through the Assistant Commissioner of Income- Tax, Central Circle, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, having office at 47 Circuit House Area, Jamshedpur, P.O. CH Area, P.S. Bistupur, District East Singhbhum (Jharkhand). … … Respondents --------- CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR --------- For the Petitioner: Mr. Pratyush Raj, Advocate For the Respondents: Mr. Kumar Vaibhav, Sr. S.C. Mr. Anurag Vijay, Jr. S.C. --------- 02/Dated: 16.12.2025 Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.(Oral) 1. A very innocuous prayer has been made in this writ petition whereby directions have been sought for expeditious disposal of appeal filed on 18th of January 2024 by the petitioner for the Assessment Year 2018-19. 2. Obviously, there can be no objection to such prayer on behalf of the respondents. 3. Accordingly, we deem it appropriate to dispose of this petition by directing the respondents to decide the appeal so filed by the petitioner expeditiously and in any event by 31st of January 2026. 4. Ordered accordingly. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) December 16, 2025 N.A.F.R. Manoj/Pramanik/Cp.2 Uploaded on 17.12.2025