Shri Mahalingam Karthikeyan v. The Income Tax Officer
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition filed under Article 226 seeking quashing of an order under Section 281B of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court closed the petition holding that the impugned order had expired due to the statutory two-year limitation period mentioned in Section 281B, rendering it without any effect.
What did the court decide?
Petition closed. No costs. Connected miscellaneous petition closed as the impugned order under Section 281B had expired by operation of law.