Assessment time-barred u/s 153 due to missing competent-authority reference for Singapore exchange of information; assessment disallowed as barred by ...
Imported menthol-scented sweet supari classification dispute: seizure quashed, release for home consumption subject to duty bond; bank guarantee refus...
The core issue is validity of service and jurisdiction in issuance of a Section 73 notice where no personal hearing occurred and the taxpayer failed to reply; the court held that portal upload alone, without considered attempts under Section 169(1) (eg. RPAD), may be ineffective and amounts to mere formality, so service was deficient - consequence: the impugned assessment order was without jurisdiction and set aside. The court directed that the assessment order be treated as a notice under Section 74A and the taxpayer afforded an opportunity to file a reply, thereby restoring procedural fairness. - HC
The core issue is validity of service and jurisdiction in issuance of a Section 73 notice where no personal hearing occurred and the taxpayer failed to reply; the court held that portal upload alone, without considered attempts under Section 169(1) (eg. RPAD), may be ineffective and amounts to mere formality, so service was deficient - consequence: the impugned assessment order was without jurisdiction and set aside. The court directed that the assessment order be treated as a notice under Section 74A and the taxpayer afforded an opportunity to file a reply, thereby restoring procedural fairness. - HC
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