Portal-issued show-cause notices require fresh assessment where the assessee complies with deposit and reply-filing conditions.

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....Assessment orders passed after non-response to portal-issued show-cause notices were quashed after the assessee agreed to make the stipulated deposit in instalments and appear before the assessing authority. The assessee may file replies and supporting documents, with the impugned assessment orders treated as addenda to the respective show-cause notices. Fresh adjudication on merits is conditional on compliance with the deposit and reply-filing requirements. If those conditions are not met, recovery proceedings may continue as though the writ petitions had been dismissed in limine.....