Supreme Court notice to Centre on plea highlighting vacancies in Income Tax Appellate Tribunal
The Supreme Court has requested the Centre to respond to a plea regarding vacancies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. The court emphasized the need for filling these unfilled posts and suggested that High Courts could send judicial officers on deputation as a temporary measure. This plea was brought forth by a former Vice-President of the ITAT, highlighting that many officer positions have remained vacant for years.
- ▪The Supreme Court sought a response from the Centre regarding vacancies in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
- ▪The court suggested that High Courts send judicial officers on deputation to address the staffing issues.
- ▪The plea was filed by former ITAT Vice-President Parveen Kumar Bansal, who noted that many positions have been unfilled for years.
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The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday (May 26, 2026) sought response from the Centre on a plea regarding staff and member vacancies across the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) and asked the High Courts to send judicial officers on deputation to meet the requirements. Cabinet approves four more judges for Supreme CourtA Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre and sought assistance from Attorney General R. Venkataramani on the issue."Petition to be supplied to the office of Attorney General to ensure that the unfilled posts are filled at the earliest in the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. As a stop gap measure tribunals may request HC to send judicial officers on deputation where such officers can be spared," the Bench said.
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