Petitioner sought direction to Rajasthan Tax Board to decide a pending appeal expediently. Court directed petitioner to file application for expedited disposal and left matter open thereupon.
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I N THE HI GH COURT OF JUDI CATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAI PUR.
S. B. Ci vi l Wr i t Pet i t i on No. 17319/ 12 M/ s Pi nk Ci t y Expr essway Pvt . Lt d. Vs. The St at e of Raj ast han & Ot her s
DATE OF ORDER : 2. 11. 2012
HON' BLE MR. JUSTI CE AJAY RASTOGI
Mr . Pankaj Ghi ya, f or pet i t i oner .
I nst ant pet i t i on has been f i l ed by t he pet i t i oner pr i mar i l y wi t h t he gr i evance t hat t he appeal whi ch he has pr ef er r ed assai l i ng t he demand r ai sed f or t he year 2009- 2010 i s pendi ng adj udi cat i on bef or e t he Raj ast han Tax Boar d, Aj mer si nce May, 2012 and f or subsequent year 2010- 11 agai n demand has been r ai sed by t he assessi ng aut hor i t y and under t hese ci r cumst ances i f t he appeal whi ch i s pendi ng at l east bef or e t he Tax Boar d i s not bei ng expedi t i ousl y hear d t he r evenue wi l l go on r ai si ng demand f or subsequent year s al so t he pet i t i oner wi l l not be i n a posi t i on t o ascer t ai n t he t ax l i abi l i t y whi ch he has t o par t wi t h i n r egar d t o t he quest i on pendi ng adj udi cat i on bef or e t he Tax Boar d.
Counsel f ur t her submi t s t hat he has appr oached t o t hi s Cour t onl y wi t h l i mi t ed pr ayer t hat at l east t he Tax Boar d may be di r ect ed t o
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deci de t he pendi ng appeal expedi t i ousl y i n accor dance wi t h l aw.
Thi s Cour t al so f i nds subst ance t hat i f t he appeal r emai n pendi ng f or l ong t i me cer t ai nl y t he assessee wi l l not be i n a posi t i on t o ascer t ai n i t s f ut ur e t ax l i abi l i t y and t hat cr eat es f i nanci al compl i cat i on f or hi m.
However , t hi s Cour t consi der s i t
appr opr i at e t o l eave i t open f or t he pet i t i oner t o submi t appl i cat i on f or expedi t i ous di sposal of t he pendi ng appeal bef or e t he Boar d & i f such appl i cat i on i s submi t t ed i t i s expect ed f r om t he Boar d t o exami ne & deci de t he pendi ng appeal i n accor dance wi t h l aw.
Wi t h t hese obser vat i ons, t he wr i t
pet i t i on st ands di sposed of .
[ AJAY RASTOGI ] , J.
DSR
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