Dismissed

Yogesh Goyal v. Income Tax Officer Ward 2(3) Faridabad and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC10 Sept 2026CWP/909/2025

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What is this about?

The High Court of Punjab and Haryana, in a one-line order, disposed of a writ petition challenging a Section 148 notice for AY 2017-18. The court followed the ruling of coordinate benches in Jatinder Singh Bhangu and Jasjit Singh cases, granting liberty to the revenue to proceed if advised. The petition against jurisdiction of the Notice Officer was dismissed.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of; liberty granted to revenue to proceed as per the earlier coordinate bench judgment.

Yogesh Goyal Vs Income Tax Officer Ward 2(3)… — Service and Employment | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

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CWP-909-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-909-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:-16.01.2025

Yogesh Goyal

....Petitioner

Vs.

Income Tax Officer, Ward 2 (3), 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, Advocate for the petitioner

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Mr. Varun Issar, Sr. Standing counsel for the respondent-Union of India.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

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Challenge in the instant writ petition is to notice dated 19.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short ‘Act 1961”) and conseuqential proceedings, for AY 2017-2018.

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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 2025.01.21 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-909-2025

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whole records of the case.

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The petitioner has challenged the notice dated 19.03.2024 issued under Section 148 of the Act, 1961, for AY 2017-18 issued by respondent No. 1, 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 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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16.01.2025

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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 2025.01.21 14:32 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Yogesh Goyal v. Income Tax Officer Ward 2(3) Faridabad and Others

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