IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 1884 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 08.02.2008 Surinder Arjun .... PETITIONER Versus Assessing Officer, Amritsar and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr. N.L. Sharda, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. (Oral) Undisputedly, the petitioner has already filed an appeal against the order dated 26.12.2007 (Annexure P-7) along with an application for stay. The said application is pending before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), Amritsar (hereinafter referred to as `the CIT (Appeals), Amritsar'. Counsel for the petitioner contends that the CIT (Appeals), Amritsar, is not taking any decision on the stay application of the petitioner. After hearing counsel for the petitioner, in the facts and circumstances of the case, without issuing notice to the respondents, as it CWP No. 1884 of 2008 -2- will un-necessary delay the matter, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the CIT (Appeals), Amritsar, to consider the stay application filed by the petitioner, in accordance with law,within a period of one month. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE February 08, 2008 ( RAKESH KUMAR GARG ) ndj JUDGE