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Kerala HC Quashes Faceless Appeal Rejection for 88-Year-Old Taxpayer, Says Appeal Can’t Be Dismissed for Non-Appearance

26/11/2025

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The Kerala High Court has set aside an order of the National Faceless Appeal Centre (NFAC) that had dismissed her income-tax appeal solely on the ground of non-appearance of the 88-year-old taxpayer from Ernakulam. The bench of Justice Ziyad Rahman A.A. observed that the first appellate authority is statutorily bound to decide appeals on merits…

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