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TMI Blog1996 (2) TMI 97X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ppeal with the third respondent in exhibit P-3 on April 5, 1995, and also filed a stay petition exhibit P-3(a) for stay of the recovery of the amount of tax covered by exhibit P-2. It is now stated that the petitioner later on April 10, 1995, filed exhibit P-4 before the Commissioner of Income-tax, Ernakulam, purporting to be a petition under sub-section (6) of section 220 of the Income-tax Act, 1 ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... petitioner filed a petition under sub-section (6) of section 220 requesting the Commissioner of Income-tax not to treat him as a defaulter and on that request exhibit P-5 came to be passed. A reading of sub-section (6) of section 220 will show that the discretion to be exercised under the said sub-section can only be exercised by the Assessing Officer and not by the Commissioner of Income-tax. As ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... continue without even the stay petition being disposed of, it will cause irreparable damage and harm to the cause of the petitioner. I see some force in the contention of the petitioner. On the facts and circumstances of the case, I feel that there can be a direction to the third respondent to dispose of the stay petition filed by the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and till the disposa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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