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Recovery of tax — Stay of demand pending appeal before CIT(A) — Discretion must be exercised in judicious manner — AO not bound by Departmental instructions.

By K B Bhujle | Ritu Punjabi, Advocates
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87 Sudarshan Reddy Kottur vs. ITO

[2023] 458 ITR 750 (Telangana)

A.Y.: 2017-18

Date of Order: 30th January, 2023

S. 220(6) of ITA 1961

Recovery of tax — Stay of demand pending appeal before CIT(A) — Discretion must be exercised in judicious manner — AO not bound by Departmental instructions.

Assesee is an individual. For the A.Y. 2017-18, the assessee had filed return of income on 30th October, 2017 declaring total income of ₹15,02,400. By an order dated 30th March, 2022 passed u/s. 147 r.w.s. 144B of the Income-tax Act, 1961, the Assessing Officer determined the total income at ₹24,89,27,611 and raised the demand. The assessee filed an appeal before the CIT(A) and made an application u/s. 220(6) for stay of demand before the Assessing Officer. By the order dated 16th January, 2023, the Assessing Officer directed the assessee to pay 20 per cent of the demand on or before 25th January, 2023, but at the same time rejected the application for stay of demand.

The Telangana High Court allowed the writ petition filed by the assessee challenging the order and held as under:

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