2026:JHHC:324-DB 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI W.P.(T) No.7372 of 2025 ----- Premanand Kumar, son of Vidya Bhushan, resident of at H. No.A/38, Near K.B. Girls, High School, Krishna Nagar Colony, Metro Gali, Ranchi, P.O.-Hehal, P.S. Shukdeonagar, District- Ranchi. .......... Petitioner. -Versus- 1. The Union of India. 2. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Department, Government of India, Jharkhand & Bihar, Central revenue building, 1st Floor, 5 Main Road, Ranchi, P.O.-G.P.O., Ranchi, P.S. Kotwali, District-Ranchi. 3. The Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Department, Government of India, CIT(A), Patna, Central Revenue Building, Bir Chand Patel Path, P.O. + P.S. Patna, District-Patna, Bihar. 4. The Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Department, Government of India, CEN, CIR-1, Ranchi, Central Revenue Building, 5A, Mahatma Gandhi Road, P.O.-G.P.O., Ranchi, P.S. Kotwali, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand. .......... Respondents. ----- CORAM : HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SHANKAR ----- For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Vivek Singh, Advocate For the UOI : Mr. Jitendra Tripathi, Advocate For the Res. Nos.2 to 4: Mr. Kumar Vaibhav, Advocate ----- Order No.02 Date: 08.01.2026 1. Issue notice. 2. Mr. Jitendra Tripathi, Advocate appears and waives notice on behalf of the respondent no.1. 3. Mr. Kumar Vaibhav, Advocate appears and waives notice on behalf of the respondent nos.2 to 4. 4. The instant petition has been filed for the following relief: “…….for issuance of writ(s), order(s), direction(s) in the nature of mandamus commanding upon the concerned respondents authorities regarding consider the case/representation of the petitioner in respect of appeal preferred before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) Ranchi/Patna by the petitioner dated 20.12.2019, with regard to orders of the ACIT, 2026:JHHC:324-DB 2 CEN, CIR-1, Ranchi for assessment year-2017-18 which is pending before the authority concerned in this regard.” 5. Learned counsel for the respondent nos.2 to 4 have placed on record the instruction dated 9th December, 2025, whereby it has been undertaken that the appeal i.e. reflected in the ITBA worklist of Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals)-3, Patna shall be taken up on priority basis and disposed of within a period of three months from the date of receipt in the worklist. 6. In this view of the matter, we deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition by directing the respondent no.3 to abide by the undertaking and dispose of the appeal filed by the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of its receipt in the worklist. (Tarlok Singh Chauhan, C.J.) (Rajesh Shankar, J.) 8th January, 2026 Sanjay/Rohit Uploaded on 09.01.2025