https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100063 Proceedings under Section 148A cannot be initiated against a deceased assessee; where the assessee has died, the Department must invoke the statutory mechanism under Section 159 against the legal representatives. As that route was not followed here, the notices were unsustainable and were quashed, while liberty was preserved for the Department to proceed in accordance with law against the legal representatives. en-us Sat, 23 May 2026 08:27:17 +0530 Sat, 23 May 2026 08:27:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100063 Proceedings under Section 148A cannot be initiated against a deceased assessee; where the assessee has died, the Department must invoke the statutory mechanism under Section 159 against the legal representatives. As that route was not followed here, the notices were unsustainable and were quashed, while liberty was preserved for the Department to proceed in accordance with law against the legal representatives. Highlights Income Tax Sat, 23 May 2026 08:27:17 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=100063