Essar Enterprises vs Central Board Of Direct Taxes ..... ... on 5 December, 2023
7. In view of such position, since the CBDT guidelines basing
upon which 20% of the demand amount has been raised to grant
stay, that is not conclusive one. Rather it is an administrative
circular which operates as a fetter on the Commissioner, who is a
quasi judicial authority, he has to act in accordance with the
provisions of law. Therefore, the outright rejection to grant stay of
demand raised for the assessment year 2018-19 by the Principal
commissioner of Income Tax, Sambalpur vide order dated
26.10.2023 under Annexure-1 cannot be sustained in the eye of
law. Therefore, the order dated 26.10.2023 under Annexure-1
passed by the Principal commissioner of Income Tax, Sambalpur
is liable to be quashed and is hereby quashed. Accordingly, this
Court remits the matter to the Principal commissioner of Income
Tax, Sambalpur to rehear the case of the petitioner in consonance
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with the direction of the apex Court in LG Electronics India Pvt.
Ltd. (supra) and pass appropriate order after giving opportunity of
hearing to all the parties.