WP/6298/2023 of KAKATIYA UNIVERSITY Vs The Commissioner of Income Tax(Exemptions) on 9 January 2026

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IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

(Speciat Original Jurisdiction)

FRIDAY, THE NINTH DAY OF JANUARY

TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY SIi

PRESENT

THE HONOURABLE SRIJUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY

AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

Between:

KAKATIYA uNlvERslry, WARANGAL Vidyaranyapuri, Hanamkonda, Telangana _

506009. Rep. by its Regisirar.

.....PETITIONER

AND

1. The commissioner of lncome.Tax(Exemptions), Aayakar Bhavan, Basheerbag h, Hyderabad, Tela n gi n a_sciO0b+-.'

2 fhe.Deputy Commissioner of .lncome Tax(Exemptions), AayakarBhawan, : Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana-S00b04.

.....RESPONDENTS

Petition Under Article 226 of the Constitution of lndia praying that in the circurnstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High Court may be pleased to issue a writ, order or direction, more particularly one in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the order passed by the 1st respondenf vide Document ldentification Number(DlN)- ITBA/COMlFl1712022-2311050060693

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2022-2311050014547(1),dt. 22.02.2023 as bad in law, vio{ative of Principles of Natural Justice and against CBDT guidelines and instructions.

Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High Court may be pleased to stay \he recovery prcceed\ngs pursuant to the order passed bv the 1st respon'dent vide Document lde'ntification Number (DlN)- ITBA/ COM/ F t 171

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PETITIONER

Petition Under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit fibd in support of lf oetition, the High court may be pleased to vacate the order dated 10.03.202s p".."0 in l'A' uJ'r ot 2o23in w'P'No'6298 of

Counsel for the Petitioners : SRI DUNDU SASHANK MANIIOHAN

GounselfortheRespondents:SRIVIJHAYK.PUNNA(SENtoRScFoRcBlc}

The Court made the following ORDER

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IN TIIE IIIGTI COTJRT FORTIIE STATE OF TELANGANA AT YDERABAI)

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE P.SAM KOSHY

AND

THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICB SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO

WRIT PETITION No.6298 of 2023

Date: 09.01.2026

Between:

Kakatiya University, Warangal.

Petitioner

And

The Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Hyderaband and another

...Respondents

ORDER: (per Hon'ble Sri Justice P.Sam Koshy)

Heard Mr.Dundu Sashank Manmohan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Vijhay K.Punna, learned Senior Standing counsel for the Income Tax Department, for the respondents and perused the record-

2.

Today, when the matter is hken-up for hearing' learned Standirg Counsel after ascertaining From the Depaftment has confirmedthefactthattheAppettateAuthoritymeanwhilehasset asidetheassessmentordersreferredintheimpugnedorderunder challenge in this writ petition for the assessment years 201t6-20l-7, , t

2017-2018 end 2018-2019 and the matter stand now remanded back to the faceless authority for fresh assessment order to be passed.

3.

[n view of the same, since the grievance of the petitioner having got redressed from the appellate authority, we are of the considered opinion that nothing further remains to be adjudicated in this case ;lt this juncture. However, we would like at this j uncture to observe that since the assessment order itself has been set aside, the demand reflected in the portal against the petitioner may be rectified accordingly by the Department at the earliest.

4.

With the aforesaid observation, this Writ petition stands disposecl of. No costs.

IVliscellaneous

pending, if any, shall stand

closed.

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DEPUTY REGISTRAR

To

SECTION OFFICER

1. The Conrmissioner of lncome Tax(Exemptions), Aayakar Bhavan.

- Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana-800004.

2. The.Degruty Commissioner of lncome Tax(Exemptions), AayakarBhawan, ^ Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, Telangana-SO0b04.

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DATED:09'01 t2026