[Income Tax Act] Supreme Court Decision In UOI v. Ashish Agarwal Applicable To Parties Who Challenged Notice U/S 148: Allahabad High Court
Live LawThe Allahabad High Court has held that Supreme Court in Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal had not issued a general mandamus quashing all notices issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961. In Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal, the Union Government had challenged the order of the Allahabad High Court quashing the reassessment notices issued by the Revenue under Section 148 as being barred by the Finance Act 2021 which had introduced new provisions regarding reassessment proceedings with effect from 01.04.2021. The Supreme Court partly allowed the appeals filed by the Union of India, holding that notices of reassessment issued to all the assesee under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act shall be deemed to be issued under the newly added Section 148A. The Court held that reassessment notices issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 which were not challenged before the Supreme Court in Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal were not quashed.