https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104073 Faceless assessment procedures must provide the NFAC-prescribed minimum seven working days for a response and a meaningful opportunity of personal hearing. Allowing only one working day to reply, scheduling a hearing within less than 24 hours and before the reply deadline, and refusing a reasonable one-day adjournment denied natural justice. The assessment order, demand and penalty show-cause notices were quashed, with proceedings remanded to the show-cause-notice stage for fresh reply and hearing opportunities. Merits and other challenges remained open. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:48:39 +0530 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:48:42 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104073 Faceless assessment procedures must provide the NFAC-prescribed minimum seven working days for a response and a meaningful opportunity of personal hearing. Allowing only one working day to reply, scheduling a hearing within less than 24 hours and before the reply deadline, and refusing a reasonable one-day adjournment denied natural justice. The assessment order, demand and penalty show-cause notices were quashed, with proceedings remanded to the show-cause-notice stage for fresh reply and hearing opportunities. Merits and other challenges remained open. Highlights Income Tax Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:48:39 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=104073