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Court quashes invalid tax notice, grants fresh opportunity to Department, upholding petitioner's rights. The Court set aside the impugned order under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and quashed the notice issued without considering the petitioner's ...
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The Court set aside the impugned order under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and quashed the notice issued without considering the petitioner's response. The Department was given the opportunity to issue a fresh notice if entitled to do so, ensuring both parties' rights were not prejudiced. The writ petition was disposed of without costs, resolving the challenge against the order effectively.
Issues: Challenge to order under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Analysis: The judgment concerns a challenge to an order dated April 1, 2022, passed under clause (d) of Section 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Initially, a notice under clause (b) of Section 148A for the assessment year 2015-16 was issued to the petitioner on March 23, 2022, requiring them to show cause why a notice under Section 148 of the Act should not be issued. The petitioner responded to the show-cause notice, as evidenced by the e-proceedings response acknowledgment dated March 30, 2022. However, the impugned order under clause (d) of Section 148A was issued on April 1, 2022, without considering the petitioner's response to the initial notice, leading to an error apparent on the face of the order.
The Court found that the Department failed to consider the petitioner's written response received on March 30, 2022, before issuing the impugned order on April 1, 2022. Consequently, the Court set aside the impugned order and quashed the notice under Section 148 of the Act dated April 1, 2022. The Department was granted liberty to issue a fresh notice in accordance with the law if entitled to do so. The judgment allows the Department to reconsider the matter by taking into account the petitioner's response before proceeding further in accordance with the law, ensuring that the rights and obligations of both parties are not prejudiced.
In conclusion, the writ petition was disposed of without any order as to costs, providing a resolution to the challenge against the order under Section 148A of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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