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Pooja Saraf v. Union of India and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC20 Mar 2025CWP/7628/2025

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Pooja Saraf v. Union of India; CWP-7628-2025 (O&M); High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 20.03.2025; Section 148 Income Tax Act 1961; notice dated 28.03.2024; AY 2020-2021; CBDT circular/notification 29.03.2022; NFAC exclusive jurisdiction; Jatinder Singh Bhangu CWP No. 15745-2024 decided 19.07.2024; Jasjit Singh CWP No. 21509-2023 decided 29.07.2024; writ petition disposed of in terms of Co-ordinate Bench judgments.

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Writ petition disposed of in terms of the Co-ordinate Bench judgments in Jatinder Singh Bhangu (CWP No. 15745-2024, decided 19.07.2024) and Jasjit Singh (CWP No. 21509-2023, decided 29.07.2024); all pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of. ¶27

Pooja Saraf Vs Union of India and Others — Income Tax | Punjab & Haryana HC (2025)

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CWP-7628-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-7628-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:-20.03.2025

Pooja Saraf

....Petitioner

Vs.

Union of India & ors.

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...Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN PALLI

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HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

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Present: Mr. Naveen Madan, Advocate, for the petitioner.

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Mr. Vaibhav Gupta, Standing counsel for the respondent.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

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Challenge in the instant writ petition is to notice dated 28.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short “Act 1961”) and consequential actions 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 2025.03.24 17:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-7628-2025

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whole records of the case.

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The petitioner has challenged the notice dated 28.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Act, 1961 and consequential actions for AY 2020-2021, on the ground that the Issuing Authority 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 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 20.03.2025 Gaurav Arora Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No

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Gaurav Arora 2025.03.24 17:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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