Turner International India (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT
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What is Turner International India (P.) Ltd. v. DCIT authority for?
A final assessment order is vitiated and cannot be sustained if the Assessing Officer fails to adhere to the mandatory requirement of first passing a draft assessment order under Section 144C(1) of the Income-tax Act. This failure constitutes an illegality, not merely a procedural irregularity, nullifying the entire proceeding.
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Turner International India · Section 144C · Section 144C(1) · draft assessment order · final assessment order · vitiated · illegality · mandatory requirement · Assessing Officer · Income-tax Act
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