ITAT Mumbai Case Status: How to Check Online (2026)
How to check the status of an income-tax appeal before the Mumbai bench of the ITAT, which details you need, what each status means, and a faster way to follow your matter.
Jurisdiction · ITAT Mumbai
You filed an appeal before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal in Mumbai, and now you need to know where it stands. Is it listed this week? Was it heard? Has the order been pronounced? To check ITAT Mumbai case status, use the case status search on the official ITAT portal (itat.gov.in) with the PAN, the appeal number, or the party name. You can also check it in Claw by party name, after creating a free account. This page explains both ways, what each status means, and what the Mumbai bench covers.
- Official route: the case status search on itat.gov.in, with Mumbai selected as the bench.
- Best key: the assessee PAN, then the appeal number, then the party name.
- Bench area: Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban and Thane. Goa, Pune and Nagpur have their own benches.
- In Claw: search ITAT Mumbai by party name or number with a free account, and get hearing and order alerts.
01What the Mumbai bench handles
The ITAT is the first appellate forum with the power to decide facts in income-tax matters. Most appeals reach it from the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals), known as the CIT(A). Either the taxpayer or the department can appeal. The ITAT sits in benches across the country, and Mumbai is one of its busiest.
The Mumbai bench sits at Pratishtha Bhavan, M.K. Road, Mumbai. According to the ITAT website, it covers Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban and Thane districts. Goa has its own Panaji bench, and Maharashtra also has benches at Pune and Nagpur, each with its own list of districts. So an appeal from an assessee whose assessing officer sits in Pune will not show up under Mumbai.
This matters for status checks. If you pick the wrong bench on the portal, your appeal will simply not appear, and it can look like the filing was lost. Always confirm the bench from your appeal papers first.
The parent guide
For how ITAT status search works across all benches, see our ITAT case search guide. This page covers only Mumbai.
02Steps to check status on the official portal
Follow these steps on the official site. Portal menus change from time to time, so the exact labels may differ a little.
- Open itat.gov.in.
- Go to the case status or case details section.
- Select Mumbai as the bench.
- Choose your search type. For an income-tax appeal, start with PAN.
- Enter the PAN, or the appeal number with its year, and complete any verification the page asks for.
- Open the matching record. Read the current status, the next hearing date, and whether an order is available.
- Write down the appeal number and next date, and check again a day or two before the hearing.
An appeal number usually has a type, a serial number and a year. Copy it exactly as printed on your notice of hearing or the filed Form 36 or Form 36A. A missing year or a wrong serial is the most common reason for a blank result.
03Methods: PAN, appeal number and party name
Tax appeals are indexed around the assessee, so the PAN is the most reliable key. Here is how the three methods compare.
| Method | What you need | Best when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAN | The assessee PAN | You have the PAN and want every appeal for that assessee, including old years | A wrong letter or digit returns nothing. Check the PAN on the assessment order |
| Appeal number | Appeal type, number and year | You have the hearing notice and want one exact appeal | Departmental and assessee appeals have different numbers for the same dispute |
| Party name | Name of the assessee or the department officer | You lost the number and PAN | Spelling, initials and company suffixes (Pvt Ltd, Limited) can change the result |
For a company or firm with many assessment years, search by PAN once and note every appeal number you see. Cross-appeals, where both sides appeal the same CIT(A) order, often sit side by side with close numbers.
04Status glossary: what the words mean
ITAT status fields are short, so the same word can worry you for no reason. This is what they usually mean.
| Status | Plain meaning | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Pending | The appeal is filed and not yet decided. It may be waiting for a first hearing or for a later date | Check the next hearing date and keep papers ready |
| Listed | The appeal is on the cause list for a particular date | Confirm the bench and date, and prepare your paper book and submissions |
| Heard / reserved | Arguments are done and the bench will pronounce the order later | Watch for the order. Do not expect a fixed date |
| For orders | The matter is fixed for the order to be pronounced or uploaded | Check for the order copy on the portal on that date |
| Disposed | The appeal is finally decided or closed | Download the order and note the limitation for any further appeal to the High Court |
The exact wording on the portal can differ from this table. Always read the order itself for the final position, since a status word is only a label.
05Why Mumbai status searches fail
Mumbai handles a large volume of tax appeals, so small mistakes show up often.
- Wrong bench. The appeal is with Pune or Panaji, not Mumbai.
- Wrong key. A PAN typed for the director instead of the company, or the other way round.
- Old status. The record has not yet been updated after a recent hearing. Wait a day and check again.
- Cross-appeals. You search one appeal and miss the department’s appeal on the same order.
- No reminder. The status is correct, but nobody checked it before the date.
The last point is the costly one. A missed listing or a missed order date is often a calendar problem, not a search problem. If you track appeals from many forums, not only tax, see how Claw users run a case search across Indian courts, and a similar status flow for consumer forum cases or RERA matters. For the habit of verifying before you rely on a result, read our AI legal research worked example.
06Where Claw fits
Claw is an all-in-one legaltech platform for Indian advocates, law firms, and corporate legal teams, combining AI-based case search, an AI legal assistant (Legal GPT), case management, and compliance automation across all Indian courts and tribunals.
ITAT Mumbai is one of the 9,102 forums Claw covers for case management and tracking. You can search ITAT Mumbai by party name or number inside Claw, add the appeal to your list, and get hearing and order alerts by WhatsApp and email, so you do not have to remember to re-check the portal. Claw also holds 30 crore+ judgments with results in under 5 seconds, which helps when you want earlier tribunal and High Court rulings on the same issue.
Create a FREE Claw account and search ITAT Mumbai by party name or number, with hearing and order alerts. A free account is needed to run the status search. The free plan is for individual advocates; team and enterprise plans are paid.
07Sources and further reading
- Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (official portal): itat.gov.in
- ITAT benches and jurisdiction: itat.gov.in benches page
- Claw: clawlaw.in
Last verified: October 2026. Portal options and bench jurisdiction can change, so confirm on the official site.
08Frequently asked questions
How do I check ITAT Mumbai case status online?
Open the official ITAT portal (itat.gov.in), go to the case status section, select Mumbai as the bench, and search by PAN, appeal number or party name. You can also search ITAT Mumbai by party name in Claw with a free account.
Which areas does the ITAT Mumbai bench cover?
According to the ITAT website, the Mumbai bench covers Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban and Thane districts. Goa, Pune and Nagpur have separate benches. Confirm current coverage on the official benches page.
What if my PAN shows no result?
Check the PAN against the assessment order, confirm the appeal was filed in Mumbai and not another bench, and try the appeal number or party name. A very recent filing may also not be listed yet.
What does for orders mean?
It means the hearing is complete and the matter is fixed for the order to be pronounced or uploaded. Check for the order copy on that date, and read it for the final position.
Do I need an account to check status in Claw?
Yes. Status search in Claw needs a free account. The free plan is for individual advocates, and it lets you search by party name or number and set up hearing and order alerts.
Can I get alerts for my ITAT Mumbai appeal?
Yes. In Claw you can add the appeal and receive hearing and order alerts by WhatsApp and email, instead of re-checking the portal before every date.