In a major relief to Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh, the High Court on Thursday set aside the decision of the income tax commissioner to transfer his and his family’s income tax return cases from Shimla to Chandigarh.
“The impugned orders dated July 14, 2014 is quashed and set aside,” a division bench of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan said.
The bench, which reserved the judgment on Nov 26, said “it will be open for the respondent to commence the proceedings afresh”.
“Since we have not made any observation on the relative merits of the case, therefore, in the event of fresh show-cause notice being issued, it shall be open to the petitioner to raise all questions of fact and law, including those raised before this court.”
The petitioners had challenged the transfer of their income tax return cases, saying it would only result in their harassment.