Show Cause Notice Quashed for Violating Natural Justice and Due Procedure; Audit Report Found Improper.

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....Validity of show cause notice (SCN) u/s 73 - demand based on improper Audit Report u/s 65(3) - In the present case, what is found from perusal of the show cause notice under Section 73, is that there is a reference of the Audit Report dated 29.09.2023, and therefore, it cannot be said that in the present case the show cause notice is independent of the audit report. It is based on the audit report, which in turn is not in accordance with the statutory provisions but is in violation of the principles of natural justice as also the due procedure of law. - SCN quashed - HC....