Ignorance of Tax Law No Excuse: Delhi High Court Refuses to Condone 5-Year Delay in Filing ITR

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Ignorance of Tax Law No Excuse: Delhi High Court Refuses to Condone 5-Year Delay in Filing ITR

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02/01/2026

By Mariya Paliwala

Ignorance of Tax Law No Excuse: Delhi High Court Refuses to Condone 5-Year Delay in Filing ITR

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The Delhi High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Canadian citizen and non-resident Indian (NRI), challenging the rejection of his application seeking condonation of delay in filing Income Tax Return (ITR) for Assessment Year 2020–21 under Section 119(2)(b) of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Division Bench comprising Justice V. Kameswar Rao and…

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Mariya Paliwala https://www.jurishour.in/

Mariya is the Senior Editor at Juris Hour. She has 7+ years of experience on covering tax litigation stories from the Supreme Court, High Courts and various tribunals including CESTAT, ITAT, NCLAT, NCLT, etc. Mariya graduated from MLSU Law College, Udaipur (Raj.) with B.A.LL.B. and also holds an LL.M. She started her career as a freelance tax reporter in the leading online legal news companies.

Ignorance of Tax Law No Excuse: Delhi High Court Refuses to Condone 5-Year Delay in Filing ITR

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