Delhi High Court restrains Income Tax authorities from acting on the Show Cause notice issued to Rajya Sabha MP and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal on March 11, 2023 in relation to assessment proceedings.
The court said the concerned officer will first dispose of objections preferred by Sibal. "In this context, the concerned officer will issue a notice to the petitioner which would indicate the date, venue and time of the hearing," said the court.
The concerned officer will pass a speaking order qua the objections preferred by the petitioner and a copy of the same will be furnished to the petitioner, a division bench of the court said in the order.
The court issued notice on the petitions filed by Sibal. The Rajya Sabha MP was represented by Senior Advocate P. Chidambaram. The counsel representing the IT Dept said objections filed by Sibal will be disposed of.
"Since the impugned notice has been challenged on jurisdiction as well as on the breach of principles of natural justice, it would require some amount of deliberation": High Court.
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Delhi High Court Restrains Income Tax Dept From Acting On Show Cause Notice Issued To Kapil Sibal, Says Deal With His Objections First
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