Bench: Shri Saktijit Dey, Vice- & Shri M. Balaganeshassessment Year: 2007-08 Salim Ali, Vill. Ajabpur Kalan, Versus Income-Tax Officer, Post Ajabpur, Dehradun. Ward 2(1), Dehradun. Pan:Bapba5312H (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessment Year: 2007-08 Azad Ali, Vill. Ajabpur Kalan, Versus Income-Tax Officer, Post Ajabpur, Dehradun. Ward 2(1), Dehradun. Pan:Azvpa8477F (Respondent) (Appellant) Assessment Year: 2007-08 Shahzad Ali, Vill. Ajabpur Kalan, Versus Income-Tax Officer, Post Ajabpur, Dehradun. Ward 2(1), Dehradun. Pan:Azopa9077A (Respondent) (Appellant) Assessees By : Sh. Saurabh Gupta, Ca & Sh. Rishabh Gupta, Ca Revenue By : Sh. A.S. Rana, Cit/Dr Date Of Hearing : 19.06.2023 Date Of Pronouncement: 23.06.2023

capital gain. Against the assessment orders so passed, the assessees preferred appeals before learned Commissioner (Appeals), inter alia, on the ground that the assessment orders passed under section 147 read with section 143(3) of the Act are invalid, as the proper course of action for the Assessing Officer was to initiate proceedings u/s. 153C of the Act. However, learned