CWP No. 18155 of 2021 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 18155 of 2021 Date of decision : April 18, 2026 Navjot Kaur ...... Petitioner Versus Income Tax Officer and others ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK SIBAL HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE LAPITA BANERJI *** Present :- Mr. Nikhil Goyal, Advocate for the petitioner. (Through Video Conferencing). Mr. Urvashi Dhugga, Senior Standing Counsel with for the respondent-Income Tax Department. *** DEEPAK SIBAL , J (Oral) 1. At the outset, learned counsel for the revenue concedes that in terms of the law laid down by the Supreme Court inUnion of India and others Vs. Ashish Agarwal (2023) 1 SCC 617, the impugned notice dated 31.03.2021, dispatched to the petitioner on or after 01.04.2021, for the assessment year 2013-14, under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short- the Act) be treated as notices under Section 148A(b) of the Act. 2. The above concession satisfies learned counsel for the petitioner. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with a ARCHANA ARORA 2026.05.01 12:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP No. 18155 of 2021 2 direction to the respondent-revenue to proceed from the stage of the afore notices, in terms of the procedure laid down under Section 148A(b) of the Act. 3. Needless to add that in the course of the afore proceedings the petitioner shall be at liberty to raise all possible pleas/defences that may be available to it, in accordance with law. (DEEPAK SIBAL) JUDGE (LAPITA BANERJI) April 18, 2026 JUDGE archana
    
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