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2017 (7) TMI 695 - HC - Income TaxTransfer of cases - Notice under Section 158BC by assessee with Nagpur I.T.O. sufficient to apply bar under Section 124(3) of the Income Tax Act in the matter - Held that:- All the proceedings taken between 6.7.1999 till the Order dated 18.1.2000 by the Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Nagpur become regular and he will retrospectively enjoy the status of the Assessing Officer even on 22.9.1999, when he issued the notice u/s.158 BC of the Act. Transfer of proceedings u/s.127 of the Act cannot be retrospective so as to confer jurisdiction on a person who does not have it. This provision makes it clear that though transfer would come into effect from the date the order of Commissioner passed under Section 127(1) the proceedings already commenced would not abate and continue with new Assessing Officer, who assumes charge consequent to transfer subject of-course to the pending notices being within jurisdiction of the Officer issuing the notices. It is not a provision which validates without jurisdiction notice issued by an Income Tax Officer. If the submission of the Revenue on the above account is to be accepted, then an order which is without jurisdiction could be bestowed with jurisdiction by passing an order of transfer with retrospective effect. Section 127 of the Act does not validate notices/orders issued without jurisdiction, even if they are transferred to a new Officer by an Order under Section 127 of the Act. Substantial question of law is answered in the negative i.e. in favour of the respondent/assessee and against the appellant/revenue.
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