Stay of demand - exercise of discretion - when section 220(6) ...

Court Grants Stay as Assessing Officer's Discretion Under Income Tax Act Section 220(6) Found Unreasonable.

July 3, 2019

Case Laws Income Tax HC

Stay of demand - exercise of discretion - when section 220(6) confers discretion upon AO while considering an application, it has to be exercised in a reasonable and proper manner - If the exercise of such discretion is arbitrary or capricious or suffers from the infirmity of non-application of mind, it is always open for the aggrieved person to knock the doors of this court - stay granted

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Stay of demand - exercise of discretion - when section 220(6) ...

Court Grants Stay as Assessing Officer's Discretion Under Income Tax Act Section 220(6) Found Unreasonable.

July 3, 2019

Case Laws Income Tax HC

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