Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 4: The first camp bench of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) in the premises of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) was inaugurated today by Justice P P Bhatt (president, ITAT) at Jammu in the presence of N K Saini (vice-president, ITAT), G S Pannu (vice-president, ITAT), Atul Kumar Gupta (president ICAI), Poonam Sidhu, (Chief Commissioner of Income Tax) and R L Negi (Judicial Member, ITAT).
The leading members of the Bar, both CAs and Lawyers appeared before the camp benches and a significant number of old appeals were disposed off. Incidentally this camp bench was held after a gap of almost five years.
Speaking on the occasion, Justice P P Bhatt said the endeavor of the ICAI in providing its infrastructure for the cause of justice shall go a long way in establishing the idea of justice at doorstep to the taxpayers, which would ultimately result in ease of doing business for the citizens of the country.
CA Atul Kumar Gupta said, “ICAI is a body set up under the Act of Parliament and has always been in the forefront in assisting all such activities which further the cause of justice. ICAI has a vast network of branches with required infrastructure. This initiative will help in increasing the outreach program of the ITAT to provide justice at doorstep.”
M P Singh, (CIT Appeals), S K Sharma (Additional CIT), Rakesh Kumar (Additional CIT), CA Pramod Jain (Central Council member ICAI), executive committee members of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh branches, CA Lalit Kumar Gupta, CA Shalay Razdan (past chairman, JK ICAI) and CA Nakul Saraf (secretary JK ICAI) along with other former chairmen of branch, chartered accountants, advocates and officials of Income Tax Department were also present on the occasion.
Pertinent to mention here that the ICAI had entered into an MoU with ITAT whereby the former extended the facility of using its infrastructure at branches for conducting camp hearings of ITAT as and when required.
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