Income Tax Bar Association,Nagpur v. The Union Of India And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAYNAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.1 OF 2021 Income Tax Bar Association,Nagpur...Petitioner - Versus - The Union of India and another... Respondents ----------------- Shri K.N. Shukul, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri U.M. Aurangabadkar, Assistant Solicitor General of India forRespondents. ---------------- CORAM: NITIN JAMDAR AND ANIL S. KILOR, JJ. DATE : 27 JANUARY 2021 P.C. : Heard Shri Shukul, learned Counsel for thePetitioner and Shri Aurangabadkar, learned Assistant SolicitorGeneral of India for the Respondents. 2)Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that hewill examine whether Section 6-B of the Income Tax Act, 1961under which the Faceless Appeal Scheme is framed will have to 22701pil1.21 be challenged and seeks leave to amend the Petition afterexamining the position. 3)According to us, such an amendment will completelychange the nature of the Petition that has been brought beforeus. 4)Prayer of the Petitioner to withdraw the Petition andto file a fresh Petition after considering the position in the lightof the statutory provisions of Section 6-B of the Income Tax Act,1961 is granted. 5)Petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty asprayed. (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) (NITIN JAMDAR, J.) khj Digitally signedby KamalKamalJeswaniDate:2021.01.28Jeswani16:52:16+0530