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Court Dismisses Petition Against Assessment Order; Faceless Scheme Not Applicable to Regular Assessments.
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....The High Court dismissed the writ petition challenging the assessment order made u/s 143(3) read with Section 260 for the assessment year 2021-22. The petitioner argued that the assessment should have been done in a faceless manner as per the scheme notified on 29th March 2022. However, the court held that the notification invoking Section 151A was for faceless assessment of income escaping assessment u/s 147, and not for regular assessments u/s 143(3). The court observed that Section 144B provides a complete code for faceless assessment, which was not applicable in this case. The Assessing Officer found the purchases from suppliers doubtful, raising questions of fact. The court was disinclined to interfere on such factual issues and dismissed the petition.....