Section 153A Assessments: No Need for Section 143(2) Notices When Specific Notice Issued u/s 153A(1)(a.

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....Assessment u/s 153A - notice u/s 143 (2) - A specific notice is required to be issued u/s 153A(1)(a) calling upon the persons searched or requisitioned to file return - That being so, no further notices u/s 143(2) can be contemplated for assessment u/s 153A - The words 'so far as may be' in Section 153A(1)(a)cannot be interpreted that the issue of notice u/s 143(2) is mandatory....