Income Tax Tribunal Considers Camp Offices in Himachal and Jammu & Kashmir; Pendency Reduced
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) is considering establishing camp offices in Shimla for Himachal Pradesh and potentially in Jammu and Kashmir to ease litigants' access. However, it ruled out a separate regular bench for Himachal due to its low case volume, with only about 400 of 2,400 pending cases at Chandigarh originating there. The tribunal has significantly reduced its nationwide case backlog from around 300,000 to 60,000, with fresh case filings and disposals now nearly balanced, according to ITAT Officiating President Mahavir Singh.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (55–65/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
thetribune broke this story on 4 Nov, 02:00 pm. Other outlets followed.