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Kamaljit Kaur v. Income Tax Officer and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC11 Jul 2025CWP/19057/2025

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Quashing of the notice dated 29.03.2025 (Annexure P-1) issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer, with liberty to the respondents to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law. ¶23

Kamaljit Kaur Vs Income Tax Officer and Others — Income Tax | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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Sr. No.107 CWP-19057-2025

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Date of decision : 11.07.2025

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Kamaljit Kaur .…. Petitioner

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Income Tax Officer, Chandigarh and others ..... Respondents

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI

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Present : Mr. Rohit Kaura, Advocate, for the petitioner.

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Mr. Yogesh Putney, Senior Standing Counsel, with Mr. Vaibhav Gupta, Junior Standing Counsel, for the Income Tax Department.

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DEEPAK SIBAL, J . (Oral)

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Challenge made through the instant petition is to the notice dated 29.03.2025 (Annexure P-1) issued to the petitioner by the respondents under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The primary ground of challenge raised by the petitioner is that the impugned notice has been issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer which could have not been done because in terms of the notification dated 29.03.2022 issued by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the impugned notice could have been issued only by way of faceless assessment.

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In support of his afore submission, learned counsel for the petitioner places reliance on the following two judgments of this Court:-

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(i) CWP-15745-2024, titled Jatinder Singh Bhangu vs. Union

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of India and others , decided on 19.07.2024; and

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(ii) CWP-21509-2023, titled Jasjit Singh vs. Union of India

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and others , decided on 29.07.2024.

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Learned counsel for the respondents does not dispute the fact that the case of the petitioner is covered in her favour by the law laid down through the

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aforesaid two judgments rendered by two different co-ordinate Benches of this Court SHAMSHER SINGH 2025.07.18 10:16 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and haryana high court, chandigarh

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CWP-19057-2025

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in the cases of Jatinder Singh Bhangu and Jasjit Singh (supra).

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In the light of the above, in terms of the law laid down in the cases of Jatinder Singh Bhangu and Jasjit Singh (supra), the impugned notice dated 29.03.2025 (Annexure P-1), issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer, is hereby quashed with liberty to the respondents to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law.

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The petition is allowed in the above terms.

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11.07.2025 [LAPITA BANERJI] shamsher JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No

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SHAMSHER SINGH 2025.07.18 10:16 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab and haryana high court, chandigarh

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