Common portal notice after GST registration cancellation was insufficient; physical service and hearing were required before adjudication could procee...
Validity of Assessment u/s 153A - no search conducted u/s 132 and 132A as against the petitioner - Incriminating material from laptop - Electronic evidence admissibility - The High court concluded that the proceedings initiated u/s 153A, including the assessment order and demand notice based on the flawed panchnama and unauthorized search, were without jurisdiction and authority. Consequently, the court quashed the notice, assessment order, and demand notice, declaring the proceedings non-est and void ab initio.
Validity of Assessment u/s 153A - no search conducted u/s 132 and 132A as against the petitioner - Incriminating material from laptop - Electronic evidence admissibility - The High court concluded that the proceedings initiated u/s 153A, including the assessment order and demand notice based on the flawed panchnama and unauthorized search, were without jurisdiction and authority. Consequently, the court quashed the notice, assessment order, and demand notice, declaring the proceedings non-est and void ab initio.
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