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Court Rules Late Tax Assessment Invalid, Orders Refund for Excess Payment.
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....The High Court held that the delay in issuing the tax refund was subject to the strict limitation period prescribed u/s 254 read with Section 153(3). The Assessing Officer failed to adhere to the Tribunal's directions and pass a fresh assessment order within the stipulated six-month period. The statutory limitation period u/s 153(3) expired on 30.09.2021. The Legislature's intent behind Section 153(3) was strict adherence to the time limit for passing a fresh assessment order after remand. The notices for initiating fresh assessment issued beyond the prescribed period were unsustainable and had to be set aside. Relying on the Supreme Court's decision in Shelly Products, since the Department failed to comply with the Tribunal's order within .........