Sandhya Singh ,Bhopal vs Ito (2)(3), Bhopal on 17 April, 2026
10. On perusal of above, we find that after analysing the entire law relating
to issuance of notice under section 148 of the Act, and relying upon the
judgment of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the case of Suman Jeet Agarwal
v. ITO (449 ITR 517), the Hon'ble Telangana High Court has held that the
date and time mentioned in the email by which the notice is communicated to
the assessee shall be treated as the date of issuance of the notice for the
purposes of section 148 of the Act. The Hon'ble High Court has further held
that mere uploading or generation of the notice on the Income-tax portal does
not amount to "issuance" unless the same is actually communicated to the
assessee, and that the electronic evidence reflecting the date and time of
email communication is determinative for this purpose. Respectfully following
the said binding precedent, we hold that notwithstanding the Revenue's
contention that the notice may have been generated or dispatched on the
portal on 31.03.2021, the notice under section 148, for the purposes of the
Act, must be treated as having been issued on 01.04.2021, being the date
and time reflected in the email communication sent to the assessee.