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2017 (8) TMI 569 - MADRAS HIGH COURTPrivate parties seeking information u/s 138(1)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 about the assessee trust - Disclosure of information respecting assessee - petitioner's grievance appears to be with regard to functioning of a public charitable trust - Held that:- The petitioner has filed an application under Section 138 (b) of the Income Tax Act, dated 21.03.2016. This application is stated to have been sent by sped post and shown to have been received by the office of the third respondent on 22.03.2016 vide postal Acknowledgment card. Thus, considering the limited relief sought for by the petitioner and without going into the allegations made by the petitioner against those private parties, there will be a direction to the competent authority of the third respondent department to consider the petitioner's representation dated 21.03.2016, purported to be an application for information under Section 138 (1) (b) of the Income Tax Act and pass a speaking order on merits and in accordance with law after notice to all concerned including the said Trust and its Trusties within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.
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