SC blasts government for delay in key tax tribunal appointment

NEW DELHI: The SC has said that governments inaction with regard to the appointment of the President and the Vice-Presidents of the ITAT is causing enormous hardship to the litigants. It has been several months now that government is deliberating appointment.
A bench comprising Chief Justice J.S. Khehar, Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul lost its cool when Additional Solicitor General Maninder Singh again sought an adjournment of three months to look into the matter.

“The very fact that government is seeking three months shows that you are not serious about the issue. This tribunal brings you the money and you don’t want it. If the selection has been made, why don’t you finalise the issue within a month. How much time will you take? Reject all names if they are useless, but do something,” the Bench said.