https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273674 The High Court granted ad-interim relief to petitioners challenging the constitutional validity of Section 245HA of the Income Tax Act, preventing abatement of their settlement applications. Assessing Officers were restrained from acting on pending matters before the Settlement Commission. The Court referred to a related Supreme Court interim order and directed all parties to abide by the Supreme Court's decision on the issue. The High Court disposed of the petitions, instructing authorities not to proceed with matters before the Settlement Commission until the Supreme Court's decision. Petitioners were given liberty to revive petitions if needed, with the order placed in each petition for reference. en-us Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:26:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273674 The High Court granted ad-interim relief to petitioners challenging the constitutional validity of Section 245HA of the Income Tax Act, preventing abatement of their settlement applications. Assessing Officers were restrained from acting on pending matters before the Settlement Commission. The Court referred to a related Supreme Court interim order and directed all parties to abide by the Supreme Court's decision on the issue. The High Court disposed of the petitions, instructing authorities not to proceed with matters before the Settlement Commission until the Supreme Court's decision. Petitioners were given liberty to revive petitions if needed, with the order placed in each petition for reference. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=273674