Radhadevi Satish Panchariya v. Union of India, through Sec Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court interim order dated 28 July 2025 in Writ Petition No.2346 of 2025, Radhadevi S. Panchariya v. Union of India & Another (coram: B. P. Colabawalla and Firdosh P. Pooniwalla, JJ.). Ad-interim relief restraining the Income Tax Department from taking coercive steps against the petitioner in relation to a challenged income-tax Assessment Order, without prejudice to parties' rights and contentions; matter adjourned/stood over to 18 August 2025 for additional Affidavit in Reply by Respondent No.2; alternate remedy of Appeal contention raised by the Department expressly left open for consideration at the next hearing. Keywords: coercive steps, assessment order, income tax, interim protection, alternate remedy, stay, adjournment.
What did the court decide?
Ad-interim protection: Income Tax Department restrained from taking coercive steps against the Petitioner in relation to the challenged Assessment Order, without prejudice; matter stood over to 18th August 2025 to enable Respondent No.2 to file an additional Affidavit in Reply.