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Mohan Paul Singh Pannu v. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax Circle 1(1) Chandigarh and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC10 Sept 2026CWP/9861/2025

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What is this about?

This writ petition challenged a Section 148 notice under the Income Tax Act, 1961. The court disposed of the matter by following co-ordinate bench precedents, allowing the petition but granting liberty to the revenue to proceed under the Act if advised.

What did the court decide?

The writ petition was disposed of by following co-ordinate bench judgments. Liberty was granted to the revenue to follow the statutory procedure.

Mohan Paul Singh Pannu Vs Assistant Commissioner of… — Income Tax | Punjab & Haryana HC (2026)

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CWP-9861-2025

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-9861-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision:-07.04.2025

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Mohan Paul Singh Pannu

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....Petitioner

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Vs.

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Asstt. Commissioner of Income Tax, Cirlce 1 (1), Chd. & 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, Advocates for the petitioner.

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Mr. Vibhav 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 30.03.2025 issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short “Act 1961”) 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 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 2025.04.08 18:47 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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CWP-9861-2025

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whole records of the case.

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The petitioner has challenged the notice dated 30.03.2025 issued under Section 148 of the Act, 1961 for AY 2019-2020, 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

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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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