Kerala High Court allows Petitioner manual ITR filing without Aadhaar-Enrolment ID
The Hon’ble Kerala High Court has directed the Income Tax Officer to allow a petitioner to file IT returns through manual filing without insisting on Aadhaar number / Enrolment No., pending disposal of the writ petition.
This interim relief was granted in a writ petition (W.P.(C) 26033/2017) filed by Prasanth Sugathan, Legal Director at SFLC.in challenging the mandatory requirement as per Section 139AA of the amended Income Tax Act, 1961 to quote Aadhaar number or enrolment ID for filing Income tax returns.
On 4th of August, the Hon’ble High Court while admitting the Petition passed the interim order, directing the concerned Income Tax Officer at Ernakulam to allow the petitioner to file IT Returns manually, without quoting Aadhaar number or Aadhaar enrollment ID.
Please note that the interim relief/stay granted by the Hon’ble Court applies to the concerned petitioner only and this direction is not applicable to all tax payers generally.
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