Question : INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

(a) whether the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal is presently functioning in Chennai, Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the number of cases already settled by these Tribunals, Bench-wise;

(c) if not, the reasons for delay in taking concrete steps in this regard; and

(d) the time by which the pending cases would be finalized without penalizing the applicants heavily?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (SHRI ARUN JAITLEY)

(a) Yes, Sir.

(b)&(c) From 1.4.2001 to 31.3.2002 the following number of cases are settled Bench-wise:-

A-Bench	-	842	B-Bench	-	839	C-Bench	-	933	D-Bench	-	443

The total number of cases pending with the Chennai Benches of the Income-tax Appellate Tribunal is 19034. The total number of Benches sanctioned at Chennai is 4 with 4 Accountant Members and 4 Judicial Members. Two Accountant Members and three Judicial Members are already posted at the Chennai Benches and action is already being taken to fill-up the two vacant posts of Accountant Members and one vacant post of Judicial Member at Chennai.

(d) Appeals filed upto 1995 are likely to be disposed of by the end of December, 2002.

Question : INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL

Answer given by the minister

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