" IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “H” BENCH, MUMBAI BEFORE SHRI SAKTIJIT DEY, VICE PRESIDENT AND SHRI VIKRAM SINGH YADAV, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER SA No. 124/Mum/2025 (Arising out of ITA Nos. 977/Mum/2016) (Assessment Year: 2011-12) and SA No. 125/Mum/2025 (Arising out of ITA Nos. 1038/Mum/2021) (Assessment Year: 2016-17) Tata Communications Ltd. Videsh Sanchar Bhavan, M. G. Road, Fort, Mumbai-400 001 Vs. Dy. CIT – 1(3)(2) Mumbai PAN/GIR No. AAACV 2808 C (Applicant) : (Respondent) Applicant by : Shri Nitesh Joshi Respondent by : Shri Krishna Kumar (Sr. DR) Date of Hearing : 17.10.2025 Date of Pronouncement : 17.10.2025 O R D E R The captioned applications have been filed by the assessee/applicant seeking extension of stay on recovery of outstanding demand, pertaining to the Assessment Years (A.Y.) 2011-12 and 2016-17. 2. We have heard the parties and perused the materials available on record. It is observed, while considering the initial stay applications filed by the assessee, the Tribunal in orders dated 22.04.2016 and 26.04.2024 had granted conditional stay. Thereafter, though, the appeal came for hearing on multiple occasions, however, at the instance of the Printed from counselvise.com 2 SA Nos. 124 & 125/M/2025 (A.Ys.11-12 & 16-17) Tata Communications Limited vs. Dy. CIT department, the appeals got adjourned from time to time. The aforesaid facts reveal that the cause of non-disposal of the appeals cannot be attributed to the assessee. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, stay granted earlier has been extended from time to time and the last order extending stay was passed on 25.04.2025. There being no change in the facts and circumstances, based on which stay was earlier granted to the assessee and was extended from time to time, we are inclined to extend the stay for a further period of 180 days from the date of this order or till the disposal of the corresponding appeals, whichever is earlier. With the consent of both the parties, the corresponding appeals are fixed for hearing on 17.12.2025. 3. In the result, stay applications are allowed. Order pronounced in the open court on 17.10.2025 Sd/- Sd/- (Vikram Singh Yadav) (Saktijit Dey) Accountant Member Vice President Mumbai; Dated : 17.10.2025 Roshani, Sr. PS Copy of the Order forwarded to : 1. The Appellant 2. The Respondent 3. CIT - concerned 4. DR, ITAT, Mumbai 5. Guard File BY ORDER, (Dy./Asstt. Registrar) ITAT, Mumbai Printed from counselvise.com "