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Issues: Whether the impugned clarification and pre-assessment notices concerning the taxability of cotton seeds used exclusively for seeding purposes could be sustained, and whether the matter required remand for fresh assessment after hearing the assessee.
Analysis: The clarification and the connected communications did not disclose reasons and were issued without affording the assessee a proper opportunity to place objections. The assessment proposal proceeded on the assumption that cotton seeds used only for seeding purposes were taxable under the relevant schedule entry and not covered by the exemption claimed. In these circumstances, and in the interest of justice, the Assessing Officer was required to independently examine the taxability of such seeds after granting a reasonable opportunity of hearing, without being influenced by the impugned clarification or the related communications.
Conclusion: The impugned clarification could not be acted upon for the assessment, and the matter was directed to be considered afresh by the Assessing Officer after giving the assessee an opportunity of hearing.
Ratio Decidendi: Where a clarification affecting tax liability is issued without reasons and without a fair opportunity to the affected dealer, the assessment must be made independently after hearing the dealer, and the clarification cannot control the reassessment.
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