Assessment Reopened: Officer Ignored Taxpayer's Reply, Violating IT Act Section 148A(c); Orders Quashed, Case Remanded.

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....Reopening of assessment - Notice issued u/s 148A(b) - By not considering the reply of the Petitioner dated 31st March, 2022, the mandate of Section 148A(c) of the Act has been violated as it casts a duty on the Assessing Officer, by using the expression ‘shall’, to consider the reply of the petitioner/assessee in response to notice under Section 148A(b) of the Act before making an order under Section 148A(d) of the Act. - orders are quashed and the matter is remanded back to the Assessing Officer for a fresh determination. - HC....