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Assessment ProceduresSection 144CSection 144C4,773 judgments

The decision most relied on for draft assessment order is ACIT v. Serajuddin & Co. (454 ITR 312), cited in 580 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on draft assessment order

ACIT v. Serajuddin & Co.
454 ITR 312 · 2023 · High Court
580
citing judgments

Approval under Section 153D of the Income Tax Act is mandatory for assessment orders in search cases. While elaborate reasons for approval are not required, the approving authority must provide some indication that it has examined the draft orders and found them to meet the requirements of law.

Principal Commissioner of Income-tax v. Subodh Agarwal
149 Taxmann.com 373 · 2023 · High Court
194
citing judgments

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.

Vijay Television (P.) Ltd. v. DRP
369 ITR 113 · 2014 · High Court
140
citing judgments

Passing a final assessment order under Section 143(3) directly, without first issuing a draft assessment order under Section 144C(1) for an eligible assessee, constitutes a fundamental jurisdictional defect. This defect cannot be cured by a subsequent corrigendum, especially if issued beyond the prescribed period of limitation.

ESPN Star Sports Mauritius S.N.C. ET Compagnie v. Union of India
388 ITR 383 · 2016 · High Court
71
citing judgments

Failure to issue a draft assessment order under Section 144C(1) makes the final assessment order illegal and beyond jurisdiction. Non-compliance with Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) directions renders the final assessment order bad in law.

JCB India Ltd. v. DCIT
398 ITR 189 · 2017 · High Court
49
citing judgments

The requirement to pass a draft assessment order under Section 144C of the Act is mandatory. A final assessment order issued without such a draft order is a nullity, constituting an incurable jurisdictional error that cannot be saved by Section 292B, even in set-aside proceedings following an ITAT remand.

Aggarwal v. NFAC
127 Taxmann.com 637 · High Court
34
citing judgments

Denying a personal hearing when specifically requested, especially after a search and during a pandemic, violates the principles of natural justice. The assessment and appellate proceedings themselves were conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hire Purchase (P.) Ltd. v. NFAC
128 Taxmann.com 190 · High Court
34
citing judgments

Failure to grant a personal hearing to an assessee when income is likely to be varied based on submitted evidence violates the principles of natural justice and renders the assessment order invalid.

Chandrakant Dharia v. ITO
469 ITR 262 · Reported
34
citing judgments

An adverse assessment order cannot be passed without granting an opportunity of personal hearing to the taxpayer. Where income is to be varied based on evidence, a personal hearing is mandatory.

Judgments citing draft assessment order

Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India Private Limited, Kanchipuram vs. ACIT, Corporate Circle 5(1), Chennai

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 914/CHNY/2023[2011-12]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai30 Apr 2024AY 2011-12

Bench: Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos.913 & 914/Chny/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: 2010-11 & 2011-12 Renault Nissan Technology & Vs. The Assistant Commissioner Of Business Centre India Private Limited, Income Tax, Corporate Circle 5(1), Tp2/1, Ascendas It Park, Natham Main Building, Aayakar Bhavan, Sub Post Office, Mahindra World City, No. 121, M.G. Road, Kanchipuram District, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034. Tamil Nadu 603 004. [Pan:Aadcr7253E] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Ashik Shah, C.A. ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Nilay Baran Som, Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 24.04.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 30.04.2024 आदेश /O R D E R Per S.S. Viswanethra Ravi: Both The Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against Separate Orders Both Dated 23.06.2023 Passed By The Nfac [Cit(A)] For The Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 Respectively.

For Appellant: Shri Ashik Shah, C.AFor Respondent: Shri Nilay Baran Som, CIT
Section 10A

under Section 10AA of the Act. This submission made by the assessee did not find favour with the Assessing Officer who passed a draft Assessment Order dated 25.03.2003 under Section 143(3) read with Section 144(c)(i), determining the assessed income at ₹.20,68,24,860/-. The assessee, being ... aggrieved by the draft Assessment Order, filed an application before the Dispute Resolution Panel (hereinafter 'the DRP' for brevity). The DRP accepted the case of the assessee and issued directions dated 20.12.2013, directing the Assessing Officer not to exclude the said expenditures from the turnover of the assessee, holding that

Renault Nissan Technology& Business Centre India Private Limited, Kanchipuram vs. ACIT, Corporate Circle 5(1), Chennai

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 913/CHNY/2023[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai30 Apr 2024AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri S.S. Viswanethra Ravi & Shri Amitabh Shuklaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. Nos.913 & 914/Chny/2023 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: 2010-11 & 2011-12 Renault Nissan Technology & Vs. The Assistant Commissioner Of Business Centre India Private Limited, Income Tax, Corporate Circle 5(1), Tp2/1, Ascendas It Park, Natham Main Building, Aayakar Bhavan, Sub Post Office, Mahindra World City, No. 121, M.G. Road, Kanchipuram District, Nungambakkam, Chennai 600 034. Tamil Nadu 603 004. [Pan:Aadcr7253E] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : Shri Ashik Shah, C.A. ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Shri Nilay Baran Som, Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 24.04.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 30.04.2024 आदेश /O R D E R Per S.S. Viswanethra Ravi: Both The Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against Separate Orders Both Dated 23.06.2023 Passed By The Nfac [Cit(A)] For The Assessment Year 2010-11 & 2011-12 Respectively.

For Appellant: Shri Ashik Shah, C.AFor Respondent: Shri Nilay Baran Som, CIT
Section 10A

under Section 10AA of the Act. This submission made by the assessee did not find favour with the Assessing Officer who passed a draft Assessment Order dated 25.03.2003 under Section 143(3) read with Section 144(c)(i), determining the assessed income at ₹.20,68,24,860/-. The assessee, being ... aggrieved by the draft Assessment Order, filed an application before the Dispute Resolution Panel (hereinafter 'the DRP' for brevity). The DRP accepted the case of the assessee and issued directions dated 20.12.2013, directing the Assessing Officer not to exclude the said expenditures from the turnover of the assessee, holding that