2025 (10) TMI 862

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....i) the order passed under Section 148A(d) and the Notice issued under Section 148, both dated 5th April 2022 (Exhibit B and C); (ii) the reassessment order dated 27th May 2024 passed under Section 147 read with Section 143(3) of the Act; (iii) notice of demand of even date raised for an amount of Rs. 4,43,17,910/- for the Assessment Year ('A.Y.') 2015-16 (Exhibit E1 and E2); as well as (iv) the recovery notices issued for recovery of demand dated 2nd July 2025 and 9th September 2025 (Exhibit G and I) and the consequential penalty notices and orders. 3. At the outset, it has been fairly stated by Mr. Gandhi, that the Petitioner herein has filed an Appeal against the reassessment order passed. However, he submitt....

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....ioner and that this Petition need not be entertained. 6. We have heard the learned counsel for the parties. It is not in dispute that the present petition relates to A.Y.2015-16. Further, it is also undisputed that the notice under Section 148 has been issued on 5th April 2022 which is at page 52 of the paper-book. Once these are the facts, paragraphs 19 (e) and (f) of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Rajeev Bansal (supra) become relevant. They read as under:- 19. Mr. N Venkataraman, learned Additional Solicitor General of India, made the following submissions on behalf of the Revenue:- a. .... e. The Finance Act 2021 substituted the old regime for reassessment with a new regime. The....

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..... In the present case, the Notice under Section 148 is dated 5th April 2022 and therefore, has to be dropped. 8. The decision in Rajeev Bansal (supra) has been subsequently followed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Deepak Steel and Power Limited (supra). Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said order is reproduced hereunder:- 4. The learned counsel appearing for the revenue with his usual fairness invited the attention of this Court to a three judge bench decision of this Court in Union of India and Ors. v. Rajeev Bansal, reported in 2024 SCC OnLine SC 2693, more particularly, paragraph 19(f) which reads thus:- "19. (f) The Revenue concedes that for the assessment year 2015-2016, all notices issued on or after April 1, 2021 will h....

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....der Section 148 was issued after 1st April 2021, the same was required to be set aside in light of the concession made by the Revenue before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Rajeev Bansal (supra). 11. In light of the above discussion, we find merit in the submissions as canvassed by the Petitioner. The Revenue has categorically made a concession that for A.Y.2015-16 they would drop all notices issued under Section 148 after 1st April 2021. Once this is the position, it is appropriate that the notice under Section 148 dated 5th April 2022, and the consequential assessment order, notice of demand, penalty notices/orders as well as the recovery notices be quashed and set aside. It is accordingly so ordered. 12. In light of th....