ITAT orders Assessing Officer to issue separate orders for assessments u/ss 143(3) and 147. Combined order vacated.

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....Reopening of assessment u/s 147 - Earlier, ITAT remanded the matter back requesting the AO to provide reasons for initiating reassessment proceedings. - AO must have passed distinct and separate orders giving effect to the Tribunal’s orders which is emanating from the assessment order passed u/s. 143(3) and fresh reassessment order which is emanating from reassessment notice dated 23.3.2016. As such, we vacate the combined assessment order dated 29.12.2016 passed u/s. 143(3) r.w.s. 147 r.w.s. 254 of the Act and direct the AO to pass distinct and separate assessment orders one in respect of order giving effect to the Tribunal’s orders emanating from the assessment order u/s. 143(3) and another in respect of reassessment order u/s. 143(3) r.w.s. 147 of the Act. - AT....