WP(C) NO. 13551 OF 2025 1 2025:KER:28470 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BECHU KURIAN THOMAS THURSDAY, THE 3RD DAY OF APRIL 2025 / 13TH CHAITHRA, 1947 WP(C) NO. 13551 OF 2025 PETITIONER : ABDUL HARIES JABBAR AGED 54 YEARS 4, E BUILTEC GREENS, KUNNATHURMEDU P.O., KUNNATHURMEDU, PALAKKAD, PIN – 678 013 BY ADVS. K.KRISHNA ACHYUTH MENON NIRMAL KRISHNAN RESPONDENTS : 1 THE INCOME TAX OFFICER INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT, WARD INTERNATIONAL TAX, CENTRAL REVENUE BUILDING, I.S. PRESS ROAD, KOCHI, PIN - 682018 2 INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL 1ST FLOOR, BLOCK C-I & C-II, KENDRIYA BHAVAN, KAKKANAD, KOCHI , REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, PIN – 682 037 BY SRI.P.G. JAYASHANKAR, SENIOR SC THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 03.04.2025, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WP(C) NO. 13551 OF 2025 2 2025:KER:28470 BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- W.P.(C).No.13551 of 2025 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this the 3rd day of April, 2025 JUDGMENT Petitioner is aggrieved by Ext.P3 order of assessment under the Income Tax Act, 1961 for the assessment year 2016-17. Challenging the aforesaid order, an appeal has been preferred as Ext.P4 and a stay petition has also been filed as Ext.P5. The limited relief sought for by the petitioner is for a direction to dispose of the stay petition in a time bound manner. 2. Having heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned Senior Standing Counsel for the respondents, I am of the view that this writ petition can be disposed of with a direction. Accordingly, there will be a direction to the 2nd respondent to consider and pass appropriate orders on Ext.P5 stay petition, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment. Till then, coercive proceedings pursuant to Ext.P3 assessment order shall be kept in abeyance. The writ petition is disposed of as above. Sd/- BECHU KURIAN THOMAS, JUDGE RKM WP(C) NO. 13551 OF 2025 3 2025:KER:28470 APPENDIX OF WP(C) 13551/2025 PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS : Exhibit P1 COPY OF ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT DTD. 26-03-2024 Exhibit P2 COPY OF THE PROCEEDINGS ISSUED BY THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PANEL-2, BENGALURU TO THE PETITIONER DTD. 12-12-2024 Exhibit P3 COPY OF ASSESSMENT ORDER ISSUED BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT FOR THE YEAR 2016-17 DTD. 06-01-2025 Exhibit P4 COPY OF APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. NIL Exhibit P5 COPY OF AFFIDAVIT & STAY PETITION FILED BY THE PETITIONER BEFORE THE 2ND RESPONDENT DTD. 22-02-2025