Supreme Court of India

Commissioner of Income Tax, Chandigarh v. M/s. Pearl Mech. Engg and Foundry Works (p) Ltd.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 339
Bench S. Rajendra Babu and G.P. Mathur JJ.
Decided 16 April 2004
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What the Court ordered

For the reasons mentioned above, we are of the opiilion that the view taken by the High Court and also by the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Chandigarh, to the effect that service of notice upon the transferor and the transferee under Section 269D(2)(a) prior to the publication of the notice in the official gazette rendered the whole proceedings illegal and without C jurisdiction, is clearly unsustainable in law.

Judgment, page 10

From the headnote

Income Tax Act, 1961: Chapter XXA-Section 269D-lmmovable property-Acquisition of by · competent authority-Initiation of proceedings-Notices to transferor and transferee issued under S. 269D(2) prior to their publication in official gazette under S. 269D(J)-Validity of-'-Held: Publication of notice in the official gazette under S. 269(1) is the very foundation of initiation of proceedings for acquisition of immovable property-Competent authority got jurisdiction only after publication of notice in official gazette-However, service of notice prior O to its publication in official gazette was

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