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C.Sivasankaran v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax

Madras HC23 Feb 2023WP/3174/2023

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What is this about?

Four writ petitions challenged assessment and penalty orders passed against the petitioner's deceased mother. The High Court quashed the orders as they were passed after her death, allowing the petitions.

What did the court decide?

Impugned Assessment Orders and Penalty Orders dated 30.09.2021 and 25.03.2022 quashed; liberty granted to respondent to proceed against legal heirs.

C.Sivasankaran Vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax — Income Tax | Madras HC (2023)

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W.P. Nos.3174, 3181, 3184 and 3188 of 2023

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

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DATED: 23.02.2023

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CORAM :

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The HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE

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W.P. Nos.3174, 3181, 3184 and 3188 of 2023 and WMP Nos.3236, 3239, 3245 and 3251 of 2023

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C.Sivasankaran ... Petitioner in all W.P.s

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Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle 3(1) No.316, New No.46, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Chennai - 600 034. ...

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... Respondent in all W.P.s

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Prayer in W.P. No.3174 of 2023 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India calling for the records on the file of the respondent in PAN : AADPC0151D and quash the impugned order u/s.153C in ITBA/AST/S/153C/2021-22/1036080777(1), dated 30.09.2021 passed by the respondent for the AY 2016-17.

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Prayer in W.P. No.3181 of 2023 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India calling for the records on the file of the respondent in PAN : AADPC0151D and quash the impugned penalty order u/s.271(1)(c) in ITBA/PNL/F/271(1)(c)/2021-22/1041483822(1), dated 25.03.2022 passed by the respondent for the AY 2016-17.

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Prayer in W.P. No.3184 of 2023 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India calling for the records on the file of the

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W.P. Nos.3174, 3181, 3184 and 3188 of 2023

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respondent in PAN : AADPC0151D and quash the impugned order u/s.144 rws 153C in ITBA/AST/M/153C/2021-22/1036084176(1), dated 30.09.2021 passed by the respondent for the AY 2017-18.

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Prayer in W.P. No.3188 of 2023 : Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying to issue a Writ of Certiorari, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India calling for the records on the file of the respondent in PAN : AADPC0151D and quash the impugned penalty order u/s.270A in ITBA/PNL/F/270A/2021-22/1041483823(1), dated 25.03.2022 passed by the respondent for the AY 2017-18.

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For Petitioner in all W.P.s : Mr.R.Sivaraman For Respondents in all W.P.s : Mr.A.P. Srinivas, Standing counsel

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COMMON ORDER

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The petitioner in these writ petitions has challenged the impugned Assessment Orders and Penalty Orders on the ground that the said Orders have been passed against a dead person. The impugned Assessment Orders and Penalty Orders have been passed against the petitioner's mother by name Mrs.Chandrammal.

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Admittedly, no Assessment or Penalty Orders can be passed

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against a dead person. Therefore, necessarily the impugned Assessment Orders and Penalty Orders have to be quashed and these writ petitions will have to be allowed.

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It is also not in dispute that Mrs.Chandrammal is no more as her

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Death Certificate has been filed as a document along with these writ petitions which confirms that she died on 02.09.2020, whereas the Assessment Orders and Penalty Orders have been passed on 30.09.2021 and 25.03.2022 respectively after her death.

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Accordingly, the impugned Assessment Orders and Penalty

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Orders dated 30.09.2021 and 25.03.2022 are hereby quashed and these writ petitions are allowed. However, liberty is granted to the respondent, if so advised to proceed against the Legal Heirs of the deceased Chandrammal for the alleged tax liability of Chandrammal in the manner known to them under law. No costs. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

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Index:Yes/No Neutral Citation:Yes/No vsi2

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ABDUL QUDDHOSE, J.

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W.P. Nos.3174, 3181, 3184 and 3188 of 2023

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To Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle 3(1) No.316, New No.46, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Chennai - 600 034.

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