Mirza Adil Iqubal Baig v. Income Tax Officer, Jajpur

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK

W.P.(C) No.4649 of 2022 Mirza Adil Iqubal Baig ....

Petitioner Mr. R.P. Kar, Advocate -versusIncome Tax Officer, Jajpur Ward, Jajpur and another ....

Opposite Parties Mr. T.K. Satapathy, Sr. Standing Counsel Income Tax

CORAM:

THE CHIEF JUSTICE JUSTICE A.K. MOHAPATRA

ORDER

14.03.2022 Order No.

03.

1. In the present case, notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act 1961 dated 23rd March, 2021 for the assessment year 2013-14, which more than six years after expiry of the assessment year in question, has been challenged. In similar circumstances vide order dated 24th January, 2022 in W.P.(C) No.20919 of 2021(M/s. Ambika Iron and Steel Pvt. Ltd. Vrs. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax and others and other batch of similar cases) and order dated 8th September, 2021 in W.P.(C) No.26533 of 2021 (Biswajit Karmakar vrs. The Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Bhubaneswar and others), this Court has quashed identical notices.

2. In such view of the matter, the impugned notice and all consequential steps taken thereunder stands quashed.

3. The writ petition is accordingly allowed but no cost.

4. Issue urgent certified copy as per Rules.

(Dr. S. Muralidhar) Chief Justice ( A.K. Mohapatra ) Judge R.K. Singh/Jagabandhu