TaxTMI 
TaxTMI 
1987 (2) TMI 102
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....Shri C.B. Taraporewala by his Legal heirs (1) Mrs. Nargis Minoo Mehta (2) Dr. J.C. Taraporewala (3) Miss Homa C. Taraporewala Now Mrs. Homa D. Watcha (4) Mr. N.C. Taraporewala C/o. F.D. Mehta & Co., Standard Bldg. D.N. Road, Bombay 1". Thereafter, the WTO observed in his assessment order as under: "As the Legal heirs of the assessee did not file the return voluntarily under s. 14(1) of....
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....eased was taken over by the Government to recover the huge tax arrears immediately after the death of the deceased. The AAC cancelled the assessment under s. 16(5) stating— "The order does not indicate as to when the said notice was issued and as to when it was served and on whom the same was served. It is also not known from the assessment order as to what follow up action was taken out by th....
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....s mentioned in the assessment order. There is no material to show that though he was the son-in-law, he was one of the legal heirs either by the virtue of testamentary or non-testamentary succession. Therefore, it has to be held that no valid notice under s. 17 was served on the entity on which the assessment has been made. 4. Apart from this, the AAC has given clear finding that Shri C.B. Tarap....