Forgot ITR E-Verify? Your ₹17L Refund Is at Risk
A Delhi taxpayer lost his ₹17 lakh refund because he forgot to e-verify his ITR while caring for his sick father. A tax tribunal later restored it. Here's what every Indian filer must know to protect their own refund.
₹17 lakh could pay your child's full engineering degree — lost to one missed click.
Your ITR refund can be denied just for missing e-verification
Key Takeaways
E-verify your ITR within 30 days of filing — log in to incometax.gov.in, go to 'e-Verify Return', and use Aadhaar OTP, net banking, or Demat account.
Check your refund status on the Income Tax portal under 'View e-Filed Returns' — if your return shows 'not verified', act immediately before the deadline lapses.
If you missed e-verification due to a genuine hardship (hospitalisation, bereavement, natural disaster), file a condonation request under Section 119(2)(b) with supporting documents — tribunals have accepted such cases.
A Delhi taxpayer lost his ₹17 lakh refund because he forgot to e-verify his ITR while caring for his sick father. A tax tribunal later restored it. Here's what every Indian filer must know to protect their own refund.
Here's what happened: A Delhi landlord missed the 30-day ITR e-verification deadline while caring for his ailing father, causing his return to be treated as invalid.. The Income Tax Department denied his ₹17 lakh refund on purely technical grounds — the tax liability itself was not disputed.. ITAT Delhi ruled in his favour, holding that withholding a legitimate refund on a technicality amounts to unjust enrichment by the government..
What you should do: E-verify your ITR within 30 days of filing — log in to incometax.gov.in, go to 'e-Verify Return', and use Aadhaar OTP, net banking, or Demat account.. Check your refund status on the Income Tax portal under 'View e-Filed Returns' — if your return shows 'not verified', act immediately before the deadline lapses.. If you missed e-verification due to a genuine hardship (hospitalisation, bereavement, natural disaster), file a condonation request under Section 119(2)(b) with supporting documents — tribunals have accepted such cases..
Pro tip: E-verification via Aadhaar OTP takes under 2 minutes. Set a phone reminder the day you file — a missed click can freeze your entire refund for years.
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- [1]“Rs 17 lakh income tax refund claim was denied as taxpayer did not e-verify ITR since he was busy taking care of late father; ITAT Delhi allows refund for this reason” Wealth-Economic Times · 4 Jul 2026
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