2007 (12) TMI 193

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..... he judgment of the court was delivered by F. I. REBELLO, J.- The petitioner received a letter dated 8th November, 2006 from the Respondent No.1 that his assessment has to be centralised with the Respondent No.3. The petitioner was informed that under the provisions of Section 127(1) of the Income Tax Act an opportunity was being given to give their say as to whether they have any objection to the .....

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..... ut was that search action was taken on Radico Khaintan Group. A survey was also conducted on UPDA of which the petitioner was a member. During the search it was found that UPDA acted as a Nodal Agency to make illegal payments to various public servants and politicians on behalf of the distilleries situated in U.P. and that all the distilleries adopted different methods for generation of these ille .....

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..... effect from 4th October, 2007. This petition came to be filed on 27th November, 2007. 3. At the hearing of the petition it was the contention of the petitioners that the transferring of the petitioner's case from respondent No.2 to Respondent No.3 with effect from 4th October, 2007 is unjustified. The respondents filed their reply of one R. N. Iyer. It is pointed out that the petitioner has a dis .....

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..... his should be a fit case for this Court to exercise its extra ordinary jurisdiction. In the instant case subsequent to the order of this Court apart from the notices full opportunity was given to the petitioners. The petitioners participated and were also heard. After hearing by detailed order the proceedings have been transferred setting out the reasons as to why the case had to be transferred. .....

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..... gument that the order is merely to give effect to a pre-planned decision cannot be sustained as subsequent to the order of this Court the petitioners were given an opportunity to meet the case based on which the respondents proposed to transfer the case. 6. In our opinion on the facts and circumstances this would not be a fit case where this Court should invoke its extra ordinary jurisdiction. Pe .....

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