JUDGEMENT
SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH,J. -
(1.)Heard Sri Rakesh Ranjan Agarwal, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Suyash Agarwal, Sri Shambhu Chopra, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Ms. Mahima Jaiswal, Sri Abhinav Mehrotra, Sri Akhilesh Kumar along with Sri Ashish Bansal, Sri Divyanshu Agarwal along with Sri Ankit Saran, Sri Deepak Kapoor along with Sri Shubham Agarwal, Sri V.K. Sabarwal and Shri R.B. Gupta along with Sri Rishi Raj Kapoor, Sri Shakeel Ahmad, Sri Parv Agarwal, Sri Salil Kapoor along with Sri Anuj Srivastava and Ms Soumya Singh alongwith Sri Satya Vrat Mehrotra, Sri Ankur Agarwal, Sri Krishna Deo Vyas, Sri Ashok Shankar Bhatnagar and Sri Harshul Bhatnagar, Sri Pranchal Agarwal, Sri V.K. Sabharwal, Sri R.B. Gupta, Ms. Shalini Goel and Ms. Rupal Agarwal, learned counsel for the petitioners; Sri Shashi Prakash Singh, learned Additional Solicitor General of India assisted by Sri Gopal Verma, Sri Dinesh Kumar Mishra, Sri Gaya Prasad Singh, Sri Sudarshan Singh, Sri Santosh Kumar Singh Paliwal, Sri Ajai Singh, Sri Gaurav Kumar Chand and Sri Krishna Agarwal, learned counsel appearing for the Union of India; Sri Gaurav Mahajan, Sri Praveen Kumar, Sri Krishna Agarwal, Sri Ashish Agarwal and Sri Manu Ghildyal, learned Standing Counsel for the revenue authorities.
(2.)This writ petition along with the other petitions mentioned in paragraph 4 below, have been filed by individual petitioners, to challenge initiation of re-assessment proceedings under Sec. 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 for different assessment years. All reassessment proceedings have been initiated upon notices issued after the date 1/4/2021.
(3.)These petitions had been entertained and interim protection granted. Pursuant to earlier orders passed in the leading petitions - Writ Tax Nos. 524 of 2021 and 521 of 2021 and other matters, the revenue and the Union of India were required to file counter affidavits in those cases. Copies of such counter affidavits were, under a direction of this Court, served on all learned counsel for the petitioners. Replies by way of rejoinder affidavits have also been received in some of the cases. Those affidavits thus filed, have been read in all the writ petitions.