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Court sets aside order under Income Tax Act, citing violation of natural justice, grants liberty for corrective actions. The court set aside the order passed under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act and the notice issued under Section 148 for Assessment Year 2016-17 due ...
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Court sets aside order under Income Tax Act, citing violation of natural justice, grants liberty for corrective actions.
The court set aside the order passed under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act and the notice issued under Section 148 for Assessment Year 2016-17 due to a violation of natural justice principles. The respondent was given the liberty to issue a corrigendum and a supplementary show cause notice within two weeks. The petitioner was granted four weeks to file a reply treating the transaction as a purchase and explaining the source of funds. The Assessing Officer was directed to pass the order in accordance with the law. The writ petition and applications were disposed of with directions for further proceedings.
Issues involved: Challenging order under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and notice issued under Section 148 for Assessment Year 2016-17.
Analysis: The petitioner challenged the order dated 17th July, 2022, passed under Section 148A(d) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, and the notice dated 18th July, 2022, issued under Section 148 for the Assessment Year 2016-17. The petitioner had been issued a letter alleging the sale of immovable property, to which they responded that no property was sold but one was registered in their favor. The impugned order admitted a factual mistake but proceeded on the basis that the petitioner did not explain the source of purchase. The respondents initiated reassessment proceedings on this ground without explicitly asking the petitioner to explain the source of purchase.
The court noted a clear violation of principles of natural justice as the respondent never asked the petitioner to explain the source of purchase before passing the impugned order. Consequently, the court set aside the impugned order passed under Section 148A(d) and the notice issued under Section 148, giving the respondent liberty to issue a corrigendum and a supplementary show cause notice within two weeks. The petitioner was granted four weeks to file a reply treating the transaction of sale as a transaction of purchase, along with explaining the source of funds for the property purchase. The Assessing Officer was directed to pass the order under Section 148A(d) in accordance with the law.
In conclusion, the court disposed of the writ petition and applications with the aforementioned directions and liberty granted to the parties for further proceedings.
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