Benjamin Cherian v. The Deputy Commissioner Of

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 11.01.2019

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE S.M.SUBRAMANIAM W.P.Nos. 41949 to 41953 of 2006 And W.P.M.P.Nos. 1,1,1,1 and 1 of 2006 W.P.No.41949 of 2006 first respondent relating to the Assessment Year 2001-02 and W.P.No.41950 of 2006

first respondent relating to the Assessment Year 2003-04 and W.P.No.41951 of 2006

first respondent relating to the Assessment Year 2002-03 and W.P.No.41952 of 2006 first respondent relating to the Assessment Year 2004-05 and W.P.No.41953 of 2006

Constitution of India, to issue a Writ of Declaration, declaring the provisos under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and explanation thereunder inserted by the Finance Act, 2006, as ultravires and strike down the same.

For Petitioner in all W.Ps.

: Mr.Sidhant.G.Bafna For Respondents in all W.Ps.

: Mrs.Hema Muralikrishnan Standing Counsel [for Income-tax] C O M M O N O R D E R The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission of this Court to withdraw these Writ Petitions and he also made an endorsement to that effect.

2. In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioner in all the writ petitions and submissions made, these writ petitions stand dismissed as withdrawn. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vkr/maya

To +1 cc to M/s.Mallika Srinivasan, Advocate, S.R.No.3525 +1 cc to M/s.Hema Muralikrishnan, Advocate, S.R.No.3531 W.P. Nos. 41949 to 41953 of 2006 SAI(CO) SSM(14/02/2019)