Tribunal Invalidates Tax Assessment by Addl. CIT Due to Lack of Proper Authorization, Favoring Assessee.

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....The Appellate Tribunal considered the validity of a scrutiny assessment conducted by an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax (Addl. CIT) under section 143(3) read with section 144C(13) of the Income Tax Act. It was held that only the Assessing Officer (AO) has the authority to conduct a scrutiny assessment and pass the assessment order. The Addl. CIT can exercise AO's powers only if authorized under section 120(4)(b) of the Act, which was not demonstrated in this case. The Tribunal emphasized that the Revenue must provide evidence of such authorization. The Tribunal also clarified that the time limit for challenging the jurisdiction of the AO does not apply when the action is deemed to be without authority of law. As no separate orders wer.........