Principal Commissioner of Income-tax v. Subodh Agarwal
149 Taxmann.com 373High Court2023#481 most cited
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Approval of draft assessment orders under Section 153D must be granted with due application of mind, not mechanically. Approving multiple cases, such as 38 in a single day, without proper scrutiny amounts to mechanical approval, rendering the assessment invalid.
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Subodh Agarwal · 149 Taxmann.com 373 · Section 153D · Section 153A · mechanical approval · draft assessment order · application of mind · invalid assessment · single day approval · search assessment procedure
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