Income Tax Bar Association, Nagpur Thr. President, Rajesh S/O. Vithaldas Loya v. Union Of India, Thr. Secretary, Dept. Of Revenue, Ministry Of Finance, New Delhi And Another

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.1 OF 2021 Income Tax Bar Association, Nagpur ...

Petitioner - Versus - The Union of India and another ... Respondents ----------------- Shri K.N. Shukul, Advocate for Petitioner.

Shri U.M. Aurangabadkar, Assistant Solicitor General of India for Respondents.

---------------- CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR AND ANIL S. KILOR, JJ.

DATE : 27 JANUARY 2021 P.C. :

Heard Shri Shukul, learned Counsel for the Petitioner and Shri Aurangabadkar, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India for the Respondents.

2) Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that he will examine whether Section 6-B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 under which the Faceless Appeal Scheme is framed will have to

2701pil1.21 be challenged and seeks leave to amend the Petition after examining the position.

3) According to us, such an amendment will completely change the nature of the Petition that has been brought before us.

4) Prayer of the Petitioner to withdraw the Petition and to file a fresh Petition after considering the position in the light of the statutory provisions of Section 6-B of the Income Tax Act, 1961 is granted.

5) Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed.

(ANIL S. KILOR, J.) (NITIN JAMDAR, J.) khj by Kamal Jeswani Date:

2021.01.28 16:52:16 +0530 Kamal Jeswani