1 abs IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION CHAMBER SUMMONS NO. 233 OF 2009 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 497 OF 1996 All India Insurance Employees’ Association & Anr. .. Petitioners V/s Union of India & Ors. .. Respondents Mr. S.M. Dange for the Petitioners. Ms. Snehal Paranjpe with Mr. Rahul Kandekar i/b Little & Co. for the respondent no.2. CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATE : 3RD AUGUST 2009 P.C. : 1. Heard Parties. 2. Considering the challenge, the chamber summons is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (a). Amendment to be carried out within 2 weeks from today. Amended copy of the petition be filed. 3. Considering the petitioners’ challenge to the constitutional validity of 2 section 17(1) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 by Finance Act No.2007 with retrospective effect from 1st April 2002 as unconstitutional, issue notice to the Attorney General of India made returnable after 8 weeks. (D.G. KARNIK, J.) (F.I. REBELLO, J.)