Dismissed

C v. Cotton Traders v Income Tax Officer

Punjab & Haryana HC14 Sept 2026CWP/18570/2025

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

This writ petition challenged a Section 148 notice for AY 2019-2020 on the ground that the Income Tax Officer lacked jurisdiction as the power belonged exclusively to the NFAC. A coordinate bench had allowed a similar petition on the same issue.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition dismissed; pending applications disposed of.

C v Cotton Traders Vs Income Tax Officer — Income Tax | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

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CWP-18570-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-18570-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:-08.07.2025

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C V Cotton Traders Gidderabaha

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....Petitioner

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Vs.

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Income Tax Officer Ward 2 (2), Muktsar Punjab ...Respondent

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

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Present: Mr. Abhinav Narang, Ms. Parnika Singla and Mr. Abhishek Periwal, Advocates, for the petitioner

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Ms. Urvashi Dhugga, Sr. Standing counsel with Ms. Nisha, Advocate for the respondents.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

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Challenge in the instant writ petition is to notice dated 25.06.2025 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short ‘Act 1961”) and consequential actions, for AY 2019-2020.

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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 the respondent 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 2025.07.11 16:36 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-18570-2025

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whole records of the case.

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The petitioner has challenged the notice dated 25.06.2025 issued under Section 148 of the Act, 1961 and consequential actions, for AY 2019-2020, 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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