Supreme Court notice to Centre on plea highlighting vacancies in Income Tax Appellate Tribunal

The Supreme Court (SC) connected Tuesday (May 26, 2026) sought effect from the Centre connected a plea regarding unit and subordinate vacancies crossed the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) and asked the High Courts to nonstop judicial officers connected deputation to conscionable the requirements.

A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued announcement to the Centre and sought assistance from Attorney General R. Venkataramani connected the issue.

"Petition to beryllium supplied to the bureau of Attorney General to guarantee that the unfilled posts are filled astatine the earliest successful the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal. As a halt spread measurement tribunals whitethorn petition HC to nonstop judicial officers connected deputation wherever specified officers tin beryllium spared," the Bench said.

The Supreme Court was proceeding a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a ex-Vice-President of the ITAT Parveen Kumar Bansal concerning vacancies successful Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT). Senior advocator Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the petitioner, submitted that each posts of officers, including registrars, are lying vacant for a fig of years.

The Supreme Court said it was amazed that wherefore these posts are vacant for agelong and assured Mr. Rohatgi that it volition look into the contented connected the administrative side.