https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=10855 Assessment orders passed after serving notice in the afternoon and requiring a reply by the next morning were held unsustainable because the assessees were denied a reasonable opportunity to respond. The record showed a request for more time, but the assessment was completed the very next day, amounting to a gross breach of natural justice. The appellate dismissal did not cure that defect. The assessments were quashed, with liberty to the revenue to issue fresh notice, allow sufficient time, and proceed in accordance with law. en-us Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:54:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=10855 Assessment orders passed after serving notice in the afternoon and requiring a reply by the next morning were held unsustainable because the assessees were denied a reasonable opportunity to respond. The record showed a request for more time, but the assessment was completed the very next day, amounting to a gross breach of natural justice. The appellate dismissal did not cure that defect. The assessments were quashed, with liberty to the revenue to issue fresh notice, allow sufficient time, and proceed in accordance with law. Case-Laws Income Tax Mon, 18 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=10855