Revisional power in block assessment upheld, undisclosed search income sustained, freight suppression addition restored, accrued lorry hire liability ...
Reassessment and fee-for-technical-services classification: reopening upheld, but certain reimbursements and mobilization charges fell outside treaty ...
Section 80P deduction for co-operative societies remains available despite nominal members and housing society status, with limited interest income tr...
Provisional attachment of a bank account under Section 83 requires the competent authority to form a prior opinion before invoking the power. The cited Supreme Court authority treats the provision as draconian and insists on strict compliance with the statutory preconditions to prevent arbitrary interference with business activity. An attachment order that merely states it is issued to protect revenue, without recording the mandated opinion, is mechanically made and legally unsustainable; the bank account must be de-frozen.
Provisional attachment of a bank account under Section 83 requires the competent authority to form a prior opinion before invoking the power. The cited Supreme Court authority treats the provision as draconian and insists on strict compliance with the statutory preconditions to prevent arbitrary interference with business activity. An attachment order that merely states it is issued to protect revenue, without recording the mandated opinion, is mechanically made and legally unsustainable; the bank account must be de-frozen.
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