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['NITHYAESH AND VAIBHAV', '', 'NITHYAESH NATRAJ', 'VAIBHAV R VENKATESH', 'NIRMAL ADITYA', 'ANIRUDH A SRIRAM', 'A P SRINIVAS ST COUNSEL TAKES NOTICE']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 07.09.2020

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE DR. JUSTICE ANITA SUMANTH

Writ Petition No.31383 of 2019

and WMP.No.31550 of 2019

Preetha Krishna

...Petitioner

Vs.

The Assistant Commissioner

of Income Tax (INV) Unit-4(3),

Investigation Wing,

Room No.110, 1^st Floor,

New No.46, Old No.108,

Nungambakkam High Road,

Chennai-600 034

...Respondent

PRAYER: PETITION filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of

India praying for the issuance of Writ of Certiorarified

Mandamus, calling for the records and quash the impugned order

passed by the respondent vide F.No.ADIT/U-4(3)/2019-20 dated

18.10.2019, U/S. 230(1A) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and

consequentially direct the respondent herein to permit the

petitioner to travel abroad as and when required in exercise of

his fundamental right to travel abroad guaranteed under Article

21 of the Indian Constitution, by permanently removing all

travel restrictions whatsoever, with immediate effect.

For Petitioner: Mr.Nithyaesh Natraj

For Respondent: Mr.A.P.Srinivas

Senior Standing Counsel

O R D E R

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