https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103130 Reassessment notices issued to deceased assessees are invalid because the legal-representative provisions permit either continuation of proceedings started during the assessee's lifetime or fresh proceedings directly against the legal representative; they do not permit a notice to be issued in the deceased person's name and later continued against an heir. Consequently, reassessment founded on such a notice is unsustainable and must be quashed. Where jurisdiction fails at the notice stage, challenges to the underlying additions need not be adjudicated and remain open. en-us Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:28:54 +0530 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:28:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103130 Reassessment notices issued to deceased assessees are invalid because the legal-representative provisions permit either continuation of proceedings started during the assessee's lifetime or fresh proceedings directly against the legal representative; they do not permit a notice to be issued in the deceased person's name and later continued against an heir. Consequently, reassessment founded on such a notice is unsustainable and must be quashed. Where jurisdiction fails at the notice stage, challenges to the underlying additions need not be adjudicated and remain open. Highlights Income Tax Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:28:54 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=103130