PM Modi to inaugurate office-cum-residential complex of Cuttack Branch of ITAT tomorrow

Bhubaneswar, November 10

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state-of-the-art office-cum-residential complex of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) at Cuttack tomorrow via video conferencing.

The jurisdiction of Cuttack Bench extends to the whole of Odisha.The Cuttack Bench of the ITAT was created and started functioning from 23rd May, 1970. It was functioning in a rented premise.

The newly-built office-cum-residential complex of ITAT, Cuttack is spread over an area of 1.60 acres of land allotted by the State Government free of cost. It has spacious court room, ultra-modern record room, well-equipped chambers for the Members of the Bench, library room and well-equipped modern conference hall.

Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, also known as ITAT, is an important statutory body in the field of direct taxes and its orders are accepted as final, on findings of fact.

ITAT was the first Tribunal to be created on 25th January, 1941 and is also known as ‘Mother Tribunal’. Starting with three benches in the year 1941, at Delhi, Bombay and Calcutta it has now grown to 63 Benches and two circuit benches spread across thirty cities of India.

Union Law Minister, Petroleum Minister, Chief Minister of Odisha, Chief Justice and Judges of Orissa High Court, along with other dignitaries would also be present during the event. On this occasion, an e-Coffee Table Book on ITAT would also be released.BM