Court Upholds Ex Parte Assessment Order Favoring Revenue; Assessee Failed to Challenge Merits in Appeal.

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....Deemed assessment - it is a tough case inasmuch as the assessment order was passed ex parte and none of the appeal authorities have considered the merits of assessment order, yet, this Court in exercise of its revision jurisdiction is constrained to answer the question in the affirmative i.e. against the assessee and in favour of the revenue in view of the fact that the assessee never raised such challenge on merits, before the appellate authorities.....