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- The Supreme Court has stayed a High Court ruling that struck down Section 147A of the Income Tax Act, which governs the authority of local tax officers to issue reassessment notices.
- This provision was introduced to clarify that local Jurisdictional Assessing Officers retain authority alongside the National Faceless Assessment Centre, resolving conflicting judicial interpretations regarding the faceless tax regime.
- The Supreme Court's interim order prevents further assessment proceedings until a final hearing is held on December 3, 2026.
What to watch next
- Final Supreme Court hearing scheduled for December 3, 2026.
- Impact of the stay on pending tax reassessment cases nationwide.
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“The impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court shall remain stayed on the condition that the assessment proceedings shall not proceed further till the final disposal of the main matter”
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…147A of the Income Tax Act, 1961, as unconstitutional. According to a Live Law report, a bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran passed the interim order on a plea filed by the Union government. “ The impugned judgment and order passed by the High Court shall remain stayed on the condition that the assessment proceedings shall not proceed further till the final disposal of the main matter ,” the order said, The Supreme Court has listed the case for a final hearing on 3 December 2026. Parliament introduced Section 147A through the Finance Act, 2026, applying it with retrospective effect from 1 April 2021.…
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Named India · National Faceless Assessment Centre · Punjab and Haryana High Court · Tej Partap Singh · JB Pardiwala · K. Vinod Chandran · Supreme Court of India · Union government
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