Cwp/22741/2022 Of Inderjit Singh And Anr v. Principal Commissioner Of Income Tax And Ors

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANAAT CHANDIGARH Inderjit Singh Brar and another CWP-22741-2022 (O&M)Date of decision: 29.09.202 Petitioners VeTSUS Principal Commissioner of Income Tax and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TRKJINDER SINGH DHINDSAHON'BLE MR. JUSTICK DERBEPAK MANCHAND Present: Mr. Rana Gurtej Singh, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Pridhi Jaswinder Sandhu, Jr. Standing Counsel forrespondents-Income Tax Department ////// TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA, J. (QRAL) The instant writ petition has been filed raising a two foldprayer; (i) a mandamus is sought directing the respondents to release thejewellery that was seized on 03.03.2011 pursuant to a search exerciseconducted on the lockers maintained by the petitioners; (11) directions arealso sought for release of the refund that is due to petitioner No.1 pursuantto the appellate orders relating to the search period of assessment year 2005-06 and assessment year 2011-12 alongwith applicable interest. Since an advance copy of the writ petition already stood servedupon the respondents, Ms. Pridhi Jaswinder Sandhu, Jr. Standing Counselfor respondents has entered appearance and makes a statement that theinstant writ petition itself would be treated as a representation and a finaldecision with regard to the prayers contained therein would be taken in accordance with law and within a period of 10 weeks from today. CW P-22741-2022 (O&M Statement is accepted. No further directions are required to be passed. It is clarified that we have not examined the issue on merits. (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA)JUDGE (DEEPAK MANCHANDA)JUDGE29.99.2022shweta6hether speaking/reasoned?Yes/NoWhether Reportable?Yes/No.