Affixture service of reassessment notices fails without due diligence, correct address verification, and local witness confirmation.

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....Service of a reassessment notice by affixture at an address differing from that in the registered sale deed requires proof of due diligence, confirmation of the correct property, and verification by local witnesses or neighbours. Without those safeguards, substituted service is invalid and section 292BB does not preclude an objection to defective service. Reassessment proceedings cannot validly commence where the notice has not been properly served.....