Mahalakshmi Liquor Promoters (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax
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What is Mahalakshmi Liquor Promoters (P) Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax authority for?
An assessment order is considered erroneous and prejudicial to the interests of the revenue under section 263 if the Assessing Officer has failed to conduct an adequate or requisite enquiry into the issues raised by the Commissioner. A lack of enquiry, or an inadequate enquiry, by the Assessing Officer provides a valid basis for the Commissioner to assume jurisdiction for revision.
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Also referred to as
Mahalakshmi Liquor Promoters · Section 263 · inadequate enquiry · lack of enquiry · Assessing Officer · Commissioner of Income Tax · erroneous and prejudicial · revision of assessment order · section 263(1) · section 142(1)