M/S Kejriwal Brothers v. Comm.of Income Tax,Bihar Patna
Case brief
What is this about?
Dismissal for want of appearance and prosecution of two jointly-listed income-tax cases before the High Court of Jharkhand at Ranchi (neutral citation 2025:JHHC:37698): Tax Case No. 14 of 2000 (R), M/s Bihar Coke Produce Co. (through partner Shiv Kumar Kejriwal) v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Bihar, Dhanbad, and Tax Case No. 41 of 1998 (R), M/s Kejriwal Brothers v. Commissioner of Income Tax, Patna. Non-appearance at hearings from 2005 to 2011, adjournments-only from 2017, and absence despite repeated calls on 16.12.2025 led to dismissal by Chief Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and Justice Rajesh Shankar. Relevant search terms: dismissal for non-prosecution, want of appearance, stale/pending tax reference cases, petitioners' disinterest, Jharkhand High Court tax case.
What did the court decide?
The petitioners are not interested in proceeding with the lis: none appeared for them at the initial hearings from 2005 to 2011, from 2017 onwards they sought only adjournments, and even on the date of the order none appeared despite repeated calls.