Timely assessment orders: pass immediately or within fourteen working days; any delay requires supervisory justification and escalation.

Assessment orders must be passed immediately after the final hearing or, in complex cases, within fourteen working days of the last hearing; deviations are discouraged and require a written report from the assessing officer to the Inspecting Assistant Commissioner, who must be satisfied with the adequacy of reasons, failing which the Commissioner is to be notified.

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