https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757180 HC quashed the assessment order under s.144 r.w.s.144B, finding the AO breached the Faceless Assessment SOP and principles of natural justice by granting substantially less than the seven days prescribed to respond to the Show Cause Notice. The SCN was dated 22 March 2024, yet the AO initially allowed only two days and later extended by two more, an arbitrary and inadequate timeline when seven days were available; this prejudiced the assessee. The assessment was set aside and decided in favour of the assessee. en-us Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 05 May 2026 18:26:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757180 HC quashed the assessment order under s.144 r.w.s.144B, finding the AO breached the Faceless Assessment SOP and principles of natural justice by granting substantially less than the seven days prescribed to respond to the Show Cause Notice. The SCN was dated 22 March 2024, yet the AO initially allowed only two days and later extended by two more, an arbitrary and inadequate timeline when seven days were available; this prejudiced the assessee. The assessment was set aside and decided in favour of the assessee. Case-Laws Income Tax Tue, 13 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=757180