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Trent Limited v. National Faceless Appeal Centre through Principal Chief Commissioner of Income tax (Nfac) And Ors.

Bombay HC1 Jul 2025WP/1908/2025

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Trent Limited v. National Faceless Appeal Centre; Bombay High Court; WRIT PETITION NO. 1908 OF 2025; decided 30 July 2025; Article 226 mandamus for time-bound disposal of income-tax faceless appeals; A.Y. 2014-15, 2016-17, 2018-19 appeals already disposed; A.Y. 2020-21 appeal directed to be decided within 6 weeks; no costs; order copy to Assessing Officer/CIT (Appeals); Trent Limited; NFAC.

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Direction to Respondent No.1 to dispose of the Petitioner's pending Appeal for Assessment Year 2020-21 as expeditiously as possible, preferably within 6 weeks; no order as to costs; Petitioner to furnish a copy of the order to the jurisdictional Assessing Officer for onward transmission to CIT (Appeals). ¶23

Trent Limited vs National Faceless Appeal Centre… — Writ and Judicial Review | Bombay HC (2025)

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Digitally signed by TRUSHA TRUSHA TUSHAR TUSHAR MOHITE MOHITE Date: 2025.08.02 16:10:24 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1908 OF 2025

Trent Limited

.. Petitioner

Versus

National Faceless Appeal Centre & Ors.

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.. Respondents

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Mr. Nishant Thakkar a/w Ms.Jasmin Amalsadvala a/w Mr.Bhavesh Bhatia i/b M/s.Lumiere Law Partners, Advocate for the Petitioner.

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Mr.Abhishek Mishra, Advocate for Respondents.

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CORAM: B. P. COLABAWALLA & FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, JJ. DATE: JULY 30, 2025

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P. C.

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1. The above Writ Petition is filed seeking the following reliefs:

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“a) this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue a Writ of Mandamus or a Writ in the nature of Mandamus, or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, ordering and directing the Respondents No. 1 to decide the appeals for A.Y. 2014-15 (Exhibit "B"), . Α Υ . 2016-17 (Exhibit "F"), . Α Υ . 2018-19 (Exhibit "L") and A.Y. 2020-21 (Exhibit "P") not later than within a period of three months from the date of the disposal of the present petition.”

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2. The learned Advocate appearing on behalf of the Petitioner

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submitted that after the filing of the Petition, the Appeals for Assessment

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Mohite

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Year 2014-15, Assessment Year 2016-17 and Assessment Year 2018-19 have already been disposed of. The only Appeal that is now pending is for Assessment Year 2020-21.

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Considering the limited relief that is sought, we dispose of the above Writ Petition by directing Respondent No.1 to dispose of the Petitioner’s Appeal for Assessment Year 2020-21, as expeditiously as possible, and preferably within a period of 6 weeks from today.

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Writ Petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. However, there shall be no order as to costs.

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The Petitioner shall furnish a copy of this order to the jurisdictional Assessing Officer to enable him to forward the same to the concerned CIT (Appeals).

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This order will be digitally signed by the Private Secretary/ Personal Assistant of this Court. All concerned will act on production by fax or email of a digitally signed copy of this order.

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[FIRDOSH P. POONIWALLA, J.]

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[B. P. COLABAWALLA, J.]

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Mohite

Trent Limited v. National Faceless Appeal Centre through Principal Chief Commissioner of Income tax (Nfac) And Ors.

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