Assessment Invalid: AO Missed Deadline u/s 144C(13), Finalized After Statutory Period, Deemed Ultra Vires.

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....Validity of assessment u/s. 144C(13) - Going by the mandate of sub-section (3) of section 144C(3)/144C(4), the AO was supposed to complete the assessment on the basis of the draft order by February, 2019. As against this, the AO actually completed the assessment u/s. 144C(13) on 24.10.2019. Such a completion of assessment not only under the wrong provision but also beyond the limitation period is ultra vires and hence cannot stand. - AT....