TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
2010 (4) TMI 1048
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....and should be delivered in the office within 15 days after service of the notice. In the last paragraph of the notice, it has been stated as follows : "It is also being intimated to you that vide order Memo No. 18/127/Centralisation/CIT/GHY-II/02-03/1365-69, dated 24-7-2007 of the Commissioner of Income-tax, Guwahati-II, Guwahati jurisdiction over you case has been transferred to this Office and therefore, you are requested to direct all your income-tax related correspondence to this office and from now onwards income-tax returns are also to be filed in this office only." 3. From the above what is seen is that by an order dated 24-7-2007 passed by the Commissioner of Income-tax, Guwahati-II, Guwahati jurisdiction over the petiti....
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....rtedly passed under section 127 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 does not disclose any reason whatsoever. The reasons for transfer as have been disclosed in the said order dated 24-7-2007 is "administrative convenience and co-ordinating and effective investigation". He submits that the reasons shown in the order dated 24-7-2007 being vague and indefinite, same cannot be said to be in compliance of the requirements of the reasons to be assigned as per the provisions of section 127(1) of the Act. 8. Mr. U. Bhuyan, learned Standing counsel, Income-tax Department, on the other hand, supporting the aforesaid order dated 24-7-2007, submits that the reasons assigned in the order being sufficient, the writ Court exercising its power of judicial revie....
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....or special leave application,ultimately fails is not relevant for a decision of the question. 7. We are clearly of opinion that the requirement of recording reasons under section 127(1) is a mandatory direction under the law and non-communication thereof is not saved by showing that the reasons exist in the file although not communicated to the assessee. Mr. Sharma drew our attention to a decision of the Delhi High Court in Sunanda Rani Jain v. Union of India [1976] CTR (Delhi) 135: [1975] 99 ITR 391 (Delhi) TC 69R 693, where the learned Single Judge has taken a contrary view. For the reasons, which we have given above, we have to hold that the said decisions is not correct. The appellant drew our attention to a d....
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....d in a particular order affecting prejudicially the interest of any person, who can challenge the order in Court, it ceases to be a mere administrative order and the vice of violation of the principles of natural justice on account of omission to communicate the reasons is not expiated. 8. Mr. Sharma also drew our attention to a decision of this Court in S. Narayanappa v. CIT [1967] 63 ITR 219 (SC) : TC 51 R. 651, where this Court was dealing with section 34 of the old Act. It is clear that there is no requirement in any of the provisions of the Act or any section laying down as a condition for the initiation of the proceedings that the reasons which induced the CIT to accord sanction to proceed under section 34 must also be commun....
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....ve representation with reference to the reasons set out. It is not sufficient merely to say in the noticed that the transfer is proposed "to facilitate detailed and co-ordinated investigation". The reasons cannot be vague and too general in nature but must be specific and based on material facts. It is again not merely sufficient to record the reasons in the file but it is also necessary to communicate the same to the affected party." 12. In Naresh Kumar Agarwal 'scase (supra), the Calcutta High Court also observed thus : "8. So far as the notice is concerned though it has been mentioned that the proposed transfer is for "co-ordinated investigation and assessment", it does not mention any specific reasons for transfer. Merely st....