The ITAT held that the notice issued under section 142(1) was...

The ITAT held that the notice issued under section 142(1) was invalid as it failed to specify the sender, recipient, and subject, thereby not complying with the prescribed mode of transmission under section 144B(6)(ii)(a). Consequently, the notice was deemed not issued or served to the assessee. In the absence of evidence to the contrary, the tribunal ruled that the assessment order based on such defective notice is arbitrary, legally unsustainable, and void ab initio. Accordingly, the assessment was quashed, rendering all subsequent proceedings non-est in law. The appeal filed by the assessee was allowed.

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