Petition changing linking of Aadhaar with PAN withdrawn as issue already been decided by SC

Supreme Court questioned the maintainability of the petition filed by CPI Leader in which he challenged the provisions of section 139AA of the Income Tax Act,1961 which mandates linking of Aadhaar with PAN number for filing income tax returns (ITR). The petition was later withdrawn by the counsel appeared on behalf of the petitioner. Supreme Court has already held in a seprate petition filed by the Assessee that – (i) Parliament was fully competent to enact Section 139AA of the Act and its authority to make this law was not diluted by the orders of this Court. (ii) There is no conflic...