Courts Must Intervene Against Unreasonable Tax Orders to Ensure Fairness and Justification in State Actions.

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....The profile of an assessing authority can no longer be that of a stern and unreasonable automaton that is programmed solely to collect the tax that the revenue department feels is due from an assessee. The right of an assessee to seek justification of state action would mandate that this court step in to correct unreasonable orders of assessing authorities so as to uphold the culture of justification that legitimizes state action. - HC....