2016 (7) TMI 861

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....he Petitioner : Mr. A. Mohamed Ismail For the Respondents : Mr. Vikram Ramakrishnan Senior Panel Counsel ORDER Heard Mr. A. Mohamed Ismal, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Vikram Ramakrishnan, learned senior standing counsel appearing for the respondent. 2. The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the order passed by the second respondent dated 11.03.2016 by whi....

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.... time to file objections and also to appear for a personal hearing. According to the Department, this notice was despatched on 19.10.2015. The second notice is said to have been issued on 30.12.2015, fixing the date of personal hearing as 11.01.2016 or 13.01.2016 and the third notice dated 12.02.2016 has been issued for the personal hearing on 22.02.2016. The file noting shows that the notice date....

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....y the Government of India. If such is the case, this Court fails to understand why they should follow the archaic practice of maintaining manual despatch book, which do not contain the required particulars. They could not be produced before any court to substantiate that notices or orders have been served on the assessees. 5. Therefore, it is high time that the respondent gives a serious though....