https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=28288 The Bombay High Court noted that the Revenue must ensure service of notices and supply of paper books to the assessee and counsel when prosecuting references. Despite repeated warnings and an adjournment to enable compliance, the Department again failed to provide the documents, preventing the hearing from proceeding. The Court treated this as an inability of the Department to prosecute the reference and declined to answer it for want of supplied papers. The note underscores the Department's responsibility to make adequate arrangements for service and production of documents in income-tax references. en-us Thu, 29 Jul 1982 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:02:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=28288 The Bombay High Court noted that the Revenue must ensure service of notices and supply of paper books to the assessee and counsel when prosecuting references. Despite repeated warnings and an adjournment to enable compliance, the Department again failed to provide the documents, preventing the hearing from proceeding. The Court treated this as an inability of the Department to prosecute the reference and declined to answer it for want of supplied papers. The note underscores the Department's responsibility to make adequate arrangements for service and production of documents in income-tax references. Case-Laws Income Tax Thu, 29 Jul 1982 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=28288