Action plan for disposal of appeals by departmental appellate authorities. - Income Tax - 1710/CBDT

INSTRUCTION NO. 1710/CBDT Dated: May 15, 1986 As you know the Department often comes under adverse notice in regard to pendency of old appeals with Departmental appellate authorities-Commissioner (Appeals) and Appellate Assistant Commissioners. Instructions exist that appeals should be fixed and disposed of in chronological order. If this is followed normally appeals would be disposed of by Departmental appellate authorities within one year of the institution. All old appeals i.e. filed before 1st April, 1984, must be disposed of within this financial year as per the following Action Plan : Appeals filed before 1.4.1983 50% be disposed by the end of first quarter and remaining 50% by the end of 2nd quarter of this financial year. Appeals filed before 1.4.1984 50% be disposed of by the end of 3rd quarter and the remaining 50% by 31st March, 1987. The Action plan must be complied with. No old appeals should remain pending after 31st March, 1987 without adequate reasons.