Kailash v. Nanhku and Others

4 SCC 480Reported decision2005#5284 most cited

What is Kailash v. Nanhku and Others authority for?

Procedural rules are the handmaid of justice and should not obstruct the assessment of tax liability in accordance with law. The purpose of assessment proceedings is to correctly determine an assessee's tax liability.

22

judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2018 to 2025.

Also referred to as

Kailash v. Nanhku · assessment proceedings · procedural rules · handmaid of justice · tax liability · section 139(1) · section 143(3) · section 147 · section 148 · section 153A

Issues it is cited on

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