Assessment Order u/s 144C Challenged; Court Finds Lack of Clarity, Remands for Compliance with DRP Directions.

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....Validity of assessment order u/s 144C - petitioner filed objection to the draft assessment order well within the time of thirty days before the DRP - The High Court held that, if the assessing authority who issued the notice himself did not mention that the objection to the draft assessment order was to be filed before the Dispute Resolution Panel as well as the assessing authority, presuming that the petitioner must have known that the objection was required to be filed before the assessing authority is a very high expectation by the assessing authority from the assessee. - The matter remanded back to the assessing authority to consider the direction issued by the DRP and pass a fresh assessment order in accordance with the law.....