Dillip Kumar Khatai v. Central Board of Direct Taxes (Cbdt), New Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Income-tax appellate-delay writ petition dismissed as infructuous; appeal disposed by CIT(Appeals), Bhubaneswar-II on 17.10.2025 during pendency; no statutory provision or precedent cited; bench of Chief Justice Harish Tandon and Justice M.S. Raman; order dated 11.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Since the appellate authority itself disposed of the petitioner's appeal while the writ petition was pending, the writ petition became infructuous and was dismissed. ¶3