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Rahul Verma v. Income Tax Officer, Ward 2(1), Faridabad and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC8 Apr 2025CWP/10134/2025

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Section 148 Income Tax Act 1961 reassessment notice; NFAC exclusive jurisdiction; CBDT circular/notification dated 29.03.2022; AY 2020-2021; notice challenged as without jurisdiction; follows Jatinder Singh Bhangu vs. Union of India, CWP No. 15745-2024 (decided 19.07.2024) and Jasjit Singh vs. Union of India, CWP No. 21509-2023 (decided 29.07.2024); Rahul Verma v. Income Tax Officer, Ward 2(1), Faridabad; CWP-10134-2025 (O&M); Punjab & Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; decided 08.04.2025; disposed in terms of co-ordinate Bench precedents; liberty to revenue to proceed under Act 1961 procedure if so advised.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of in terms of Jatinder Singh Bhangu (decided 19.07.2024) and Jasjit Singh (decided 29.07.2024); all pending applications, if any, also disposed of. ¶27

Rahul Verma Vs Income Tax Officer, Ward 2(1), Faridabad… — Income Tax | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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CWP-10134-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-10134-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:-08.04.2025

Rahul Verma

....Petitioner

Vs.

Income Tax Officer, Ward 2 (1), Faridabad & ors.

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...Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

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Present: Mr. Kartik Bansal, Advocates for the petitioner.

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Mr. Varun Issar, Sr. Standing counsel with Ms. Pridhi Sandhu, Advocate for the respondent.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

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Challenge in the instant writ petition is to notice dated 09.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short “Act 1961”) for AY 2020-2021.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the issue involved in the present writ petition is covered by the judgment passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in the cases of Jatinder Singh Bhangu vs. Union of India and others , passed in CWP No. 15745-2024 and connected matter, decided on 19.07.2024 and Jasjit Singh vs. Union of India and others (CWP No. 21509-2023 and other connected matters), decided on 29.07.2024 .

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Learned counsel appearing for Union of India has also not disputed the same.

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We have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the

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Gaurav Arora 2025.04.10 16:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-10134-2025

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whole records of the case.

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The petitioner has challenged the notice dated 09.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Act, 1961 for AY 2020-2021, on the ground that he had no jurisdiction to issue the same, in view of the circular/notification dated 29.03.2022 of the CBDT, wherein, it has been specifically enumerated that the NFAC has exclusive power to issue the notice under Section 148 of the Act, 1961.

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A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Jatinder Singh Bhangu’s

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case (supra) and Jasjit Singh’s case (supra), allowed the writ petitions on the same issue, as raised in the present writ petition, by granting liberty to the revenue to follow the procedure as laid down under the Act, 1961 and proceed accordingly, if so advised.

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In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed of, in terms of Jatinder Singh Bhangu’s case (supra), decided on 19.07.2024 and Jasjit Singh’s case (supra), decided on 29.07.2024

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All the pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.

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(ARUN PALLI) (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE JUDGE

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08.04.2025

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Gaurav Arora

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Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

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Gaurav Arora 2025.04.10 16:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Rahul Verma v. Income Tax Officer, Ward 2(1), Faridabad and Others

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