PCIT v. ABC Papers Ltd.

447 ITR 1Supreme Court of India2022#531 most cited

What is PCIT v. ABC Papers Ltd. authority for?

The territorial jurisdiction of the High Court and Income Tax Appellate Tribunal is determined solely by the situs (location) of the Assessing Officer who framed the assessment.

181

judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2022 to 2026.

Also referred to as

PCIT v. ABC Papers Ltd. · 447 ITR 1 · territorial jurisdiction High Court · territorial jurisdiction ITAT · situs Assessing Officer · section 127 · section 260A · section 255(5) · determining jurisdiction · location of AO

Also reported as

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Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing PCIT v. ABC Papers Ltd.

DCIT 4(2)(1) MUMBAI, MUMABI vs. MAHARAJA BUILDERS PRIVATE LIMITED, MUMBAI

Accordingly, the Cross Objections filed by the assessee are dismissed as withdrawn

ITA 8156/MUM/2025[2017-18]Status: HeardITAT Mumbai26 Feb 2026AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey & Shri Makarand Vasant Mahadeokar1. Ita No. 8155/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2016-17) & 2. Ita No. 8156/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2017-18) Dcit 4(2)(1) Maharaja Builders Room No. 640, Aayakar Private Limited, Bhavan, M. K. Road, Vs. 4A Vikas Centre S. Churchgate, Mumbai – V. Road, Santacruz 400 020 West, Mumbai – 400 054 Pan/Gir No. Aaacm7464M (Applicant) (Respondent) 3. C.O. No. 60/Mum/2026 (Assessment Year: 2016-17) & 4. C.O. No. 61/Mum/2026 (Assessment Year: 2017-18) Maharaja Builders Dcit 4(2)(1) Private Limited, Room No. 640, 4A Vikas Centre S. V. Vs. Aayakar Bhavan, M. Road, Santacruz West, K. Road, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 054 Mumbai – 400 020 Pan/Gir No. Aaacm7464M (Applicant) (Respondent) & Co No. 61 & 68/Mum/2026 Maharaja Builders Private Limited

Section 127Section 253Section 270ASection 271(1)(c)

…ule 4(1), jurisdiction of a Bench is determined with reference to the location of the office of the Assessing Officer who passed the order. 8. The above principle now stands conclusively settled by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. In PCIT vs. ABC Papers Ltd. (2022) 447 ITR 1 (SC) the Hon'ble Supreme Court held that appeals against every decision of the Tribunal shall lie only before the High Court within whose jurisdiction the Assessing Officer who & CO No. 61 & 68/Mum/2026 Maharaja Builders Private Limited passed the assessment order is situated. It was further decided that even if the case or cases of an assessee are…

DCIT 4(2)(1) MUMBAI, MUMBAI vs. MAHARAJA BUILDERS PRIVATE LIMITED, MUMBAI

Accordingly, the Cross Objections filed by the assessee are dismissed as withdrawn

ITA 8155/MUM/2025[2016-17]Status: HeardITAT Mumbai26 Feb 2026AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey & Shri Makarand Vasant Mahadeokar1. Ita No. 8155/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2016-17) & 2. Ita No. 8156/Mum/2025 (Assessment Year: 2017-18) Dcit 4(2)(1) Maharaja Builders Room No. 640, Aayakar Private Limited, Bhavan, M. K. Road, Vs. 4A Vikas Centre S. Churchgate, Mumbai – V. Road, Santacruz 400 020 West, Mumbai – 400 054 Pan/Gir No. Aaacm7464M (Applicant) (Respondent) 3. C.O. No. 60/Mum/2026 (Assessment Year: 2016-17) & 4. C.O. No. 61/Mum/2026 (Assessment Year: 2017-18) Maharaja Builders Dcit 4(2)(1) Private Limited, Room No. 640, 4A Vikas Centre S. V. Vs. Aayakar Bhavan, M. Road, Santacruz West, K. Road, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400 054 Mumbai – 400 020 Pan/Gir No. Aaacm7464M (Applicant) (Respondent) & Co No. 61 & 68/Mum/2026 Maharaja Builders Private Limited

Section 127Section 253Section 270ASection 271(1)(c)

…ule 4(1), jurisdiction of a Bench is determined with reference to the location of the office of the Assessing Officer who passed the order. 8. The above principle now stands conclusively settled by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. In PCIT vs. ABC Papers Ltd. (2022) 447 ITR 1 (SC) the Hon'ble Supreme Court held that appeals against every decision of the Tribunal shall lie only before the High Court within whose jurisdiction the Assessing Officer who & CO No. 61 & 68/Mum/2026 Maharaja Builders Private Limited passed the assessment order is situated. It was further decided that even if the case or cases of an assessee are…

PARVEEN KUMAR,229,VILLAGE MANAKPUR-II,TEHSIL JAGADHRI,HARYANA vs. PRABHJOT KAUR,PCIT PANCHKULA, CHANDIGARH

In the result, all the above appeals filed by the respective assessee’s are dismissed

ITA 576/CHANDI/2024[2018-2019]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh11 Feb 2026AY 2018-2019

Bench: the Tribunal as pointed out by the Registry. Considering that the issue involved is purely legal in nature, and respectfully following the ratio laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Collector, Land Acquisition v. Mst. Katiji & Others [(1987) 167 ITR 471 (SC)], which emphasizes that substantial justice should prevail over technical considerations, we condone the delay in filing these appeals.3. We shall take appeal of the assessee in ITA No. 167/Chd/2023 for A.Y 2018-19 as a lead case f

For Appellant: Shri Parikshit Aggarwal, C.A (Virtual)For Respondent: Shri Manav Bansal, CIT, DR

…e, AO has to be tagged with Headquarter at Delhi. It is a settled law that location of AO would decide the jurisdiction of appellate authorities. For this, we rely upon the ratio of decisions in: (Copy appended at page 163-178 of ws)  PCIT vs ABC Papers Ltd (447 ITR 1) (SC) “33. In conclusion, we hold that appeals against every decision of the Tribunal shall lie only before the High Court within whose jurisdiction the AO who passed the assessment order is situated. Even if the case or cases of an assessee are transferred in exercise of power under s. 127 of the Act, the High Court within whose jurisdiction the A…

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