Assessment order passed without incorporating Dispute Resolution Panel directions held void and no time extension allowed; taxpayer succeeds

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....Final assessment order issued under the relevant incometax provisions without incorporating Dispute Resolution Panel directions is invalid because the transfer pricing officer has not passed any order implementing those directions; therefore the assessing officer's final order is null and void. The Tribunal held that it cannot set aside the assessment to allow the TPO to pass a future order or extend time for that purpose; consequence: assessment quashed and decision in favour of the taxpayer. Prior precedents cited include decisions recognising the requirement to incorporate DRP directions before a valid final assessment is framed.....