Revisionary jurisdiction under section 263 upheld; faceless assessments subject to revision when AO fails requisite enquiries, remitted for fresh asse...
Limited scope of processing under section 143(1): enhancement without show cause is unsustainable; remand for residency, taxation and TDS verification...
Where scrutiny assessment is completed through the e-proceedings mechanism, the prescribed procedure requires the Assessing Officer to sign the assessment order digitally. Because the assessment order in this case was admittedly passed through e-proceedings but was only manually signed, it did not conform to the binding procedure and the defect vitiated the assessment. The additional legal ground was therefore admitted, the assessment was quashed, and the remaining grounds were treated as academic.
Where scrutiny assessment is completed through the e-proceedings mechanism, the prescribed procedure requires the Assessing Officer to sign the assessment order digitally. Because the assessment order in this case was admittedly passed through e-proceedings but was only manually signed, it did not conform to the binding procedure and the defect vitiated the assessment. The additional legal ground was therefore admitted, the assessment was quashed, and the remaining grounds were treated as academic.
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