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Supreme Court Rules on Block Assessments & Settlement Commission Jurisdiction The Supreme Court disposed of the appeals related to block assessments and the jurisdiction of the Settlement Commission, stating that the term 'case' ...
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Supreme Court Rules on Block Assessments & Settlement Commission Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court disposed of the appeals related to block assessments and the jurisdiction of the Settlement Commission, stating that the term 'case' includes block assessments in search cases. The revenue cannot re-agitate the same issue as it has attained finality, and the Settlement Commission's order regarding block assessments has not been questioned by the revenue. Therefore, the challenge to the impugned proceedings has become academic and unnecessary. The High Court held that the challenge to the impugned order passed by the Settlement Commission has become academic and unnecessary due to the finality of the matter and the Supreme Court's decision regarding block assessments.
Issues: Challenge to the order passed by the Settlement Commission regarding the additional income assessable in regular assessment and block assessment.
Analysis: The petitioner, the Commissioner of Income-tax, Central III, Chennai, challenged the order passed by the Settlement Commission regarding the additional income assessable in regular assessment and block assessment. The assessees filed applications for settlement covering specific assessment years, which were entertained by the Commission. Subsequently, after search and seizure operations, assessments were made for both assessees for a specific period. The revenue contended that the first application for regular assessment should not have been entertained along with the application for settlement of block assessment cases. The revenue filed Special Leave to appeal challenging the order passed by the Settlement Commission. The Supreme Court disposed of the appeals related to block assessments and the jurisdiction of the Settlement Commission, stating that the term 'case' includes block assessments in search cases. The revenue cannot re-agitate the same issue as it has attained finality, and the Settlement Commission's order regarding block assessments has not been questioned by the revenue. Therefore, the challenge to the impugned proceedings has become academic and unnecessary.
In conclusion, the High Court held that the challenge to the impugned order passed by the Settlement Commission has become academic and unnecessary due to the finality of the matter and the Supreme Court's decision regarding block assessments. The revenue cannot re-agitate the issue, and the writ petitions were closed with no costs.
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