Interim stay on section 153A notices extended, with writ petition listed for hearing and no merits adjudication

Interim protection against notices issued under section 153A was continued, and the writ petition was directed to be heard on 23.12.2019. The High Court extended the earlier stay on the notices for the relevant assessment years until 31.12.2019. No substantive adjudication was made on the validity of the search, the warrants, or the challenge to the recorded reason to believe under section 132(1); the order was limited to preserving the interim status quo pending hearing.

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Outcome: The interim order extending the earlier protection was continued up to 31.12.2019 and the writ petition was posted for further hearing on 23.12.2019.

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