https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779301 HC held that the income tax department had been blindly acting on software-generated data without proper verification, causing wrongful assessments (including proceedings against deceased/amalgamated entities and inactive/multiple PANs). The court noted the department is taking corrective steps but warned officers must apply independent mind rather than treating the software as master. Petition disposed; earlier exemplary cost of Rs. 1 crore was reduced and respondent department ordered to pay Rs. 10,000 to the State Legal Services Authority as token costs. en-us Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:30:37 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779301 HC held that the income tax department had been blindly acting on software-generated data without proper verification, causing wrongful assessments (including proceedings against deceased/amalgamated entities and inactive/multiple PANs). The court noted the department is taking corrective steps but warned officers must apply independent mind rather than treating the software as master. Petition disposed; earlier exemplary cost of Rs. 1 crore was reduced and respondent department ordered to pay Rs. 10,000 to the State Legal Services Authority as token costs. Case-Laws Income Tax Fri, 12 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=779301