2023 (7) TMI 688

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....f the petitioner seeking interim relief] 2. Issue notice. 2.1 Mr Ruchir Bhatia, learned senior standing counsel, who appears on behalf of the respondents/revenue, accepts notice. 3. In view of the directions that we propose to issue Mr. Bhatia says that he does not wish to file a counter-affidavit in the matter, and he will argue the matter based on the record presently available to the court. 4. Therefore, with the consent of the counsel for parties, the writ petition is taken up for hearing and final disposal, at this stage itself. 5. This writ petition is directed against order dated 30.07.2022 passed under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 [in short, "Act"]. Besides this, challenge is also laid to the consequent....

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....n 147-148 of the Act, were no different from those which have triggered reassessment proceedings for AY 2019-20. 8. As a matter of fact, Mr Jain says that the regular assessment carried out in AY 2018-19, and scrutiny assessment carried out in AY 2020-21, also dealt with the issues which are subject matter of the AY with which the instant writ petition is concerned, i.e., 2019-20. 9. In sum, it is Mr Jain's contention that these aspects, which were put to the Assessing Officer by the petitioner in his communication dated 13.06.2022, have not been considered by the AO while passing the order dated 30.07.2022, under Section 148A(d) of the Act. 10. Mr Bhatia says, insofar as the first contention advanced by Mr Jain is concerned, that ....