“Section 144(15)”
The decision most relied on for Section 144(15) is 166 (Delhi) Ravinder Kumar v. ITO 15-20 5 (36 Taxmann.com 513), cited in 32 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 144(15)
Assessments made under section 153A of the Income Tax Act are not vitiated for the mere reason that they were preceded by assessment proceedings under section 143(3).
Service of a notice or requisition under the Income-tax Act must be made in accordance with Section 282(1), which allows for service by post or as if it were a summons under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908. Rules 12 to 15 of Order V of the CPC are relevant, emphasizing personal service where practicable.
The jurisdiction to assess and the liability to pay tax are not conditional on the validity of the notice. Liability to pay tax is founded in charging sections, not machinery provisions.