S R Cold Storage vs Union Of India And 3 Others

1. Heard Sri Abhinav Mehrotra, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri S.P. Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General of India, assisted by Sri Anant Kuma Tiwari, learned counsel for the respondent no.1 and Sri Gaurav Mahajan, learned Senior Standing Counsel for the Income Tax DepartmentRespondent Nos. 2,3, and 4.

2. This writ petition has been filed praying for the following relief:

“I. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of CERTIORARI quashing the Impugned Notice issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act Dated 31.03.2021 [Annexure No. 2 (coll)] r/w Order Dt. 24.03.2022 [Annexure No. 9] issued by the Respondent No.2 and the connected proceedings for Reassessment of Income for A.Y. 2017-18.

II. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari Quashing the Re-Assessment Order for the Assessment Year 2017-18, Dt. 31.03.2022 [Annexure No.13] which is made in gross violation of law and principles of Natural justice.

III. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of MANDAMUS declaring that Amendment caused to the Income Tax Act, 1961, vide Section 42 of the Finance Act, 2022, OMITTING Sub-Section 9 of Section 144B of the Income Tax Act, is wholly unconstitutional and bad in law.

IV. To issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of CERTIORARI quashing the Order Dt. 30.03.2021 issued under Section 151 of the Income Tax Act, by Respondent No.3 [Annexure No.2 (coll)] and the connected proceedings for Reassessment of Income for A.Y. 2017-18.”

3. By order dated 26.05.2022, the relief No.III has been deleted on the statement made by the petitioner’s counsel that the Relief No.III is not beingv pressed.
4. This writ petition was heard at length on 18.05.2022, 26.05.2022, 30.05.2022, 05.07.2022, 14.07.2022 and 05.08.2022 and the judgment was reserved on 05.08.2022.

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