IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mr Justice C. SARAVANAN
Ramadoss Srikanthi – Appellant
Versus
Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Circle 2(1), Cuddalore, II Floor, Cuddalore Income Tax Officer, Soorappa Naicken Chavadi, Cuddalore – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. validity of notices (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. decision context (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 12) |
| 3. jurisdiction issues (Para 9 , 10 , 14) |
| 4. final judgement (Para 26 , 27 , 30) |
ORDER :
(C. SARAVANAN, J.)
In this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the following Notice(s) and Order as detailed below:-
| Sl. No. | Date | Details | Assessment Year |
| 1. | 31.03.2021 | Impugned Section 148 Notice as in force till 31.03.2021. | 2015-2016 |
| 2. | 30.07.2022 | Impugned Order passed under Section 148-A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 | |
| 3. | 30.07.2022 | Impugned Section 148 Notice as in force with effect from 01.04.2021. |
2. The first mentioned Impugned Notice dated 31.03.2021 was issued under Section 148 of the INCOME TAX ACT , 1961 as in force till 31.03.2021. It was however reportedly served on the petitioner on 12.04.2021.
3. It was deemed to be a notice issued under Section148A(b) of the INCOME TAX ACT , 1961 as in force with effect from 01.04.2021 in terms of the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in “ Union of India and others Vs. Ashish Agarwal , 2022 SCC Online SC 543” rendered on 04.05.2022.
4. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in “ Union of India and others Vs. Ashish Agarwal , 2022 SCC Online SC 543”, summarized the
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