Reassessment Notices to Deceased Individuals Void Under Income Tax Act: Must Target Living Heirs.

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....Reassessment proceedings against dead person - notices for reassessment issued under the Income Tax Act to a deceased individual are unenforceable and void ab initio. This judgment reinforces the legal position that such notices must be issued to a living person or the legal heir of the deceased, not the deceased themselves. - HC....