https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=6731 Where a tax demand was reduced on appeal, recovery could lawfully continue only if the validating statute's mandatory requirements for intimation of the reduction and continuation on the reduced demand were complied with; proceedings carried on the original demand were invalid, and the resulting sales were void. Cancellation of the stay on incorrect information, without giving the assessee an opportunity to explain, breached natural justice, so the subsequent confirmation of sale was without jurisdiction and possession had to be restored. The Hindu undivided family was treated as competent to challenge the recovery, and the existence of an alternative remedy did not bar Article 226 relief. en-us Tue, 16 Mar 1965 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=6731 Where a tax demand was reduced on appeal, recovery could lawfully continue only if the validating statute's mandatory requirements for intimation of the reduction and continuation on the reduced demand were complied with; proceedings carried on the original demand were invalid, and the resulting sales were void. Cancellation of the stay on incorrect information, without giving the assessee an opportunity to explain, breached natural justice, so the subsequent confirmation of sale was without jurisdiction and possession had to be restored. The Hindu undivided family was treated as competent to challenge the recovery, and the existence of an alternative remedy did not bar Article 226 relief. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 16 Mar 1965 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=6731