HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT · SOURCE-REVIEWED PROCEDURAL ORDER
Jeevan Singh v. Income Tax Officer and others
CWP No.4520/2024 with CMP Nos.17006/2026 and 7621/2024 ·
Supplied court judgment; no neutral citation stated
Earlier disposal recalled and original writ restored; interim protection against further reassessment proceedings pursuant to impugned notices extended, with reply already filed and a two-week rejoinder direction.
Division Bench · Vivek Singh Thakur · Ranjan Sharma
1. Facts of the case
In CMP 17006/2026, the Court considered revival of CWP 4520/2024 after its disposal dated 25 June 2025. The appearances identify counsel for the petitioner, separate counsel for respondents Nos. 1 to 3, and counsel for respondent No. 4, Union of India. They do not label the petitioner as applicant. The source identifies the Supreme Court order dated 10 April 2026 in Income Tax Officer v. Tej Partap Singh, Civil Appeal 4716/2026, as Annexure A-2. It does not reproduce the earlier disposal’s reasons or the impugned notices.
2. Discussion by the Hon’ble Court
For the reasons stated in the application and in view of the identified Supreme Court order, the Court recalled the earlier disposal and restored the writ and applications to their original status and number. In CMP 7621/2024, it reproduced paragraph 27 of the Supreme Court order and extended the stated interim protection in this case.
3. Judicial decision
The 25 June 2025 disposal was recalled and CWP 4520/2024 revived with its applications. Reply stood filed; the rejoinder was directed within two weeks and consideration was listed for 17 August 2026. The Court extended the reproduced interim protection and disposed of CMP 17006/2026 and CMP 7621/2024.
4. Outcome / in whose favour
The writ was restored for adjudication with the stated interim protection. The source does not finally allow its tax grounds, quash the impugned notices, determine taxable income or order a refund.
5. Expert Comments
AKHB editorial analysis, distinct from the Court’s findings. Subsequent treatment and current-law applicability have not been verified.
Preserve the exact restoration and interim-application identities
The operative recall concerns CMP 17006/2026, the earlier disposal dated 25 June 2025 and the original CWP 4520/2024. The interim application is CMP 7621/2024. These identifiers distinguish this matter from other orders applying the same Supreme Court direction. The Court restores the existing writ and its applications; disposing of the recall and interim applications does not amount to finally disposing of the restored writ. The source gives no basis to create another petition number or to merge this taxpayer with a different same-date case.
Source: PDF pp.1–2 · PDF pp.1–2
The reproduced protection remains tied to the impugned notices and pending writ
The High Court extends paragraph 27’s protection concerning further reassessment proceedings pursuant to the impugned notices during the pendency of the writ petitions, subject to High Court terms and conditions. The supplied quotation repeats the word reassessment, and this note reports protection for further reassessment proceedings without silently expanding the source into an unrestricted stay of all tax activity. The direction is interim and source-specific, not a final annulment of the notices or a prediction of how the writ will ultimately be decided.
Source: PDF pp.1–2 · PDF pp.1–2
The recorded reply and two-week rejoinder direction must remain distinct
The Court records that the reply already stood filed and directs a rejoinder within two weeks. It grants no fresh four-week reply period and no four-week rejoinder period. Those schedules appear in other matters and cannot be imported into this order. The source also does not establish whether a rejoinder was subsequently filed. The listing date is 17 August 2026. These are historical directions in this particular writ; the source does not establish later compliance, the listed hearing’s result or a new period beginning with publication of this note.
Source: PDF p.1 · PDF p.1
The recorded applicant roles and source limits matter
The appearances identify counsel for the petitioner, separate counsel for respondents Nos. 1 to 3, and counsel for respondent No. 4, Union of India. They do not label the petitioner as applicant. The appearances alone do not establish which party filed the recall application; do not infer an applicant role from other sheets. The Court identifies the 10 April 2026 Supreme Court order in Civil Appeal 4716/2026 and applies the reproduced paragraph. This note does not represent an independent review of the complete Supreme Court judgment, the application annexures or subsequent treatment. The coram is Vivek Singh Thakur and Ranjan Sharma.
Source: PDF pp.1–2 · PDF pp.1–2
Original judgment and subsequent status
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Subsequent case status: Appeal, review, recall and stay status has not been independently confirmed.
About this note
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