Opinion
36850-21
07-13-2022
DWARKA KALANTRY & SARLA KALANTRA, Petitioners v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent
ORDER
Kathleen Kerrigan Chief Judge.
It has come to the Court's attention that the Petition filed in this case on December 10, 2021, was not properly executed in that it does not bear the original signature of petitioner Sarla Kalantra nor of a practitioner admitted to practice before this Court.
By Order issued April 12, 2022, the Court directed petitioners to pay the Court's filing fee of $60.00 by June 9, 2022. Petitioners have failed to pay the Court's filing fee. Upon due consideration and for cause, it is
ORDERED that petitioner Sarla Kalantra shall, on or before August 25, 2022, file with the Court in paper form (not electronic) a Ratification of Petition bearing an original signature (not a photocopy), preferably in blue ink, in which petitioner states, if such be the case, that petitioner Sarla Kalantra read the petition filed on December 10, 2021, and ratify and affirms the filing of said document. It is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court is directed to attach to the copy of this Order served on petitioners a form which may be used by petitioner Sarla Kalantra for purposes of ratifying the petition. It is further
ORDERED that the time within which petitioners shall pay the Court's $60.00 filing fee (or submit an Application for Waiver of Filing Fee form, which is available under the "eFiling & Case Maintenance" tab on the Court's website, www.ustaxcourt.gov), is extended to August 25, 2022. If the filing fee (or proper application for waiver) is not received by that date, the Court may dismiss this case for lack of jurisdiction.