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

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

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26/11/2025

By Mariya Paliwala

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

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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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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.

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

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