Assessment set aside for procedural lapses: failure to consider s.133(6) reply; remand for fresh show cause, hearing

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....HC allowed writ petition under Article 226, finding procedural infirmities in the assessment process. The court held that Respondent No.1 failed to consider a supplier's timely reply to the s.133(6) notice and supporting documents, and relied on non-existent judicial precedents when computing peak director-loan balances without disclosing basis or issuing a show cause notice. The HC remanded the matter to the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication, directing issuance of a fresh show cause notice specifying proposed additions and disallowances, provision of reasonable time and opportunity to file replies, and mandatory personal hearing before passing the assessment order.....