JCB India Ltd. v. DCIT
398 ITR 189High Court2017#2361 most cited
What is JCB India Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?
The requirement to pass a draft assessment order under Section 144C of the Act is mandatory. A final assessment order issued without such a draft order is a nullity, constituting an incurable jurisdictional error that cannot be saved by Section 292B, even in set-aside proceedings following an ITAT remand.
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Also referred to as
JCB India Ltd. v. DCIT · Section 144C · draft assessment order mandatory · final assessment order nullity · Section 292B · jurisdictional error · incurable illegality · set aside proceedings · 398 ITR 189
Also reported as
298 CTR 558