TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1970 (12) TMI 86
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....ax Act, 1957. Some of the account books, documents and loose papers of the assessee for the periods 1961-62 to 1965-66 were seized by the Commercial Tax Officer, Intelligence, Bangalore, in the year 1967 and then they were forwarded to the Commercial Tax Officer, Tumkur, who is the assessing authority. The petitioner filed returns for the three years ended on 31st March, 1965, 31st March, 1966, an....
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....alore, the assessing authority had not returned the books of account, etc., seized by the Commercial Tax Officer, Intelligence, Bangalore, and without the assistance of the said books, he was not in a position to submit his explanation against the proposed assessment. The assessing authority informed the assessee that he may inspect the account books, etc., in the office of the Commercial Tax Offi....
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....ed the opportunity to the petitioner to urge his objections to the proposed assessments. The withholding of the account books, documents and other papers relating to the three assessment years and at the same time asking the petitioner to show cause against the proposed assessments, in our opinion, amounted to denial of reasonable opportunity. The withholding of the account books, etc., was wholly....