{"id":16030,"date":"2021-03-20T12:50:29","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T07:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/info\/?p=16030"},"modified":"2021-03-20T12:50:29","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T07:20:29","slug":"aiftp-moves-the-honble-supreme-court-for-appointment-of-itat-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itatonline.org\/info\/aiftp-moves-the-honble-supreme-court-for-appointment-of-itat-members\/","title":{"rendered":"AIFTP Moves The Hon’ble Supreme Court For Appointment Of ITAT Members"},"content":{"rendered":"

AIFTP moves before the Hon’ble Supreme Court for appointment of ITAT Members<\/u><\/strong> <\/p>\n

The All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (AIFTP<\/strong>) has filed an Impleadment application on March 08, 2021, before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Madras Bar Association v. UOI &Anr<\/a> 2020 SCC OnLine SC 962.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

The Hon’ble Income tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT<\/strong>) has 63 benches at 27 stations across the Country. Out of its sanctioned capacity of 126 members. On July, 06, 2018 an advertisement was issued by the Central Government seeking appointment of 21 Judicial Members and 16 Accountant Members. Accordingly, the search cum selection committee made its recommendations in November 2019. <\/p>\n

Thereafter, the Central Government notified the Tribunal, Appellate Tribunal and other Authorities (Qualification, Experience and Other Conditions of Service of Members) Rules, 2020. The said rules were challenged on Constitutional Grounds.     <\/p>\n

The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Madras Bar Association (Supra) <\/strong>passed an order dated November 27, 2020 directing the Union of India to appoint Judicial Members and Accountant Members to the Hon’ble ITAT, inter alia, <\/em>within a period of 3 months. <\/p>\n

The period of 3 months expired on February 27, 2021. <\/p>\n

As on date, the Hon’ble ITAT consists of only 78 Members, i.e., 40 Judicial Members and 38 Accountant Members. Therefore, 48 positions are vacant. By the end of the calendar year 2021 the vacancy will rise to 54 positions. As of January 2021, the pendency before the Hon’ble ITAT is 78,754 appeals.  <\/p>\n

Therefore, with a view to fill the vacancy in the Hon’ble ITAT and thereby improve the efficiency of the Tribunal, this intervenor application has been filed with a humble prayer to appoint the Honourable Members of the ITAT  as per the Direction of the Honourable Supreme Court dt 27 -11 .2020  at the earliest . <\/p>\n

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Mr . M .Srinivasa Rao.          Mr Rahul Kaushik
\n National President AIFTP      Advocate  on record
\n 20-3 -2021 <\/p>\n

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The All India Federation of Tax Practitioners (AIFTP<\/strong>) has filed an Impleadment application on March 08, 2021, before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Madras Bar Association v. UOI &Anr<\/a> 2020 SCC OnLine SC 962.<\/strong>. With a view to fill the vacancy in the Hon\u2019ble ITAT and thereby improve the efficiency of the Tribunal, this intervenor application has been filed with a humble prayer to appoint the Honourable Members of the ITAT as per the Direction of the Honourable Supreme Court <\/p>\n

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