Turner International India (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT

398 ITR 177High Court2017#4047 most cited

What is Turner International India (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT authority for?

Failure by the Assessing Officer to pass a draft assessment order under section 144C(1) before passing the final assessment order vitiates the entire proceeding, making the final order without jurisdiction, null, void, and unenforceable. This procedural lapse is not a mere irregularity but an illegality.

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Turner International India Pvt Ltd · Dy CIT · section 144C(1) · draft assessment order · final assessment order · vitiated · without jurisdiction · null and void · mandatory requirement · procedural illegality

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Turner International India (P.) Ltd. v. Dy. CIT

Nhava Sheva International Contianer Terminal P.Ltd, Mumbai vs. Addl CIT RG 2(2), Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 3092/MUM/2012[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai26 Sept 2018AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Shamim Yahya & Shri Pawan Singhnhava Sheva International Acit Range-2(2) Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road, Level 1, Darabshaw House, Vs. Mumbai-400020. N. M. Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai-400038. Pan: Aabcn01851 Appellant Respondent Acit Range-2(2) Nhava Sheva International Aayakar Bhavan, M.K. Road, Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai-400020. Vs. Level 1, Darabshaw House, N. M. Marg, Ballard Estate, Mumbai-400038. Pan: Aabcn01851 Appellant Respondent Appellant By : Shri Grish Dave Advocate With Miss. Kadambari Advocate Respondent By : Shri Kiran Unavekar (Dr)

For Appellant: Shri Grish Dave Advocate with Miss. Kadambari AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri Kiran Unavekar (DR)
Section 115JSection 143(3)Section 144CSection 253Section 254(1)Section 80

…at there may be some typographical mistake in writing the dates is not convincible. ITA No. 3092 & 2936 Mum 2012-Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. 14. The Hon’ble Delhi High Court in Turner International India (P.) Ltd. V DCIT [2017] 398 ITR 177/82 taxmann.com 125 (Delhi), had an occasion to consider a similar issue, as raised in this writ petition and it was held as under: “10. The short ground on which the aforementioned final assessment orders and the consequent demand notices have been challenged is that there was non- compliance with the mandatory provision contained in Section 144…