https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=11048 The court allowed the writ petition, issuing a writ of prohibition against the Assistant Valuation Officer and instructing the Assessing Officer not to rely on the report submitted by the Valuation Officer or Assistant Valuation Officer. The court held that the Assistant Director of Income-tax lacked the authority to refer property valuation to the Valuation Officer without pending assessment proceedings, citing a Supreme Court decision that clarified the limits of the Assessing Officer's powers under the Income-tax Act. en-us Thu, 11 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:34:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=11048 The court allowed the writ petition, issuing a writ of prohibition against the Assistant Valuation Officer and instructing the Assessing Officer not to rely on the report submitted by the Valuation Officer or Assistant Valuation Officer. The court held that the Assistant Director of Income-tax lacked the authority to refer property valuation to the Valuation Officer without pending assessment proceedings, citing a Supreme Court decision that clarified the limits of the Assessing Officer's powers under the Income-tax Act. Case-Laws Income Tax Thu, 11 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=11048