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Bakhshish Singh @ Bakhsis Singh v. Union of India and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC11 Sept 2026CWP/16809/2025

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What is this about?

Thesis staged disposal of a writ petition challenging a notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The Court declined to adjudicate merits, ruling the case was covered by coordinate bench precedents concluding with liberty to authorities to proceed.

What did the court decide?

None granted. The Writ Petition was disposed of based on related co-ordinate bench judgments.

Bakhshish Singh @ Bakhsis Sing… — Constitutional and Fundamental Rights | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

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CWP-16809-2025 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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249 CWP-16809-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:-29.05.2025

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Bakhshish Singh @ Bakhsis Singh

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....Petitioner

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Vs.

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Union of India and others

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..Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE LISA GILL HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

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Present: Mr. Karan Singla, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Mr. Saurabh Kapoor, Sr. Standing counsel with Ms Muskan Gupta, Advocate for the respondents.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

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Challenge in the present petition is to notice dated 28.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short ‘Act 1961”); approval dated 28.03.2024; assessment order dated 19.12.2024 and all 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. 215092023 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 whole records of the case.

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Gaurav Arora 2025.06.06 15:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-16809-2025 (O&M)

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The petitioner has challenged the notice dated 28.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Act, 1961; approval dated 28.03.2024; assessment order dated 19.12.2024 and all 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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(LISA GILL) (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE JUDGE

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29.05.2025 Gaurav Arora

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

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Gaurav Arora 2025.06.06 15:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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