Income Tax in Media

No HC relief for co over delayed I-T return

The Delhi high court dismissed a writ petition filed by a technology company, seeking condonation of delay in filing its income-tax return for FY20. The Central Board of Direct Taxes had refused to invoke its powers accorded to it under section 119 of the I-T Act to condone this delay — the HC found no justification to interfere with this view.

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Whether medical reason is a valid reason for condoning delay in filing an appeal before the appellate authority?

The Honorable Madras High Court in the case of M/s. Great Heights Developers LLP allowed the appeal before the Appellate Authority and held that if the Taxpayer demonstrates that the delay in filing appeal was due to valid mitigating circumstances such as medical condition then the Appellate Authority can condone delay and consider appeal on its merits.