In Brief
This case concerns a special leave petition filed by the Commissioner of Income Tax challenging a lower court order. The Supreme Court's primary task was to decide whether to grant leave to appeal. The Court condoned the delay in filing the petition, granted leave, and allowed the matter to proceed as Civil Appeal No. 9722/2016, thereby permitting the substantive appeal to be heard on the merits of the income tax dispute in question.
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