Ananda Bag Tea Company Ltd. v. UOI (2024)160 taxmann.com 675 / 336 CTR 824 (Cal) (HC) Editorial : Ananda Bag Tea Company Ltd. v. UOI (2024) 336 CTR 827/ 234 DTR 236 (Cal)(HC), order of Single Bench is affirmed.

S. 148A: Reassessment-Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice-Alternative remedy-Appeal is dismissed-Order of single judge is affirmed.[S. 148A(b), 148A(d), 148, 246A, Art. 226]

Assessee filed writ petition challenging reassessment order passed under section 147. On writ the Single Bench held that  since Assessing Officer passed order setting out certain reasons and to test correctness of those reasons facts had to be gone into much of which were being disputed by assessee,, the Writ petition was dismissed. On appeal the Court held that the  Single Bench was  justified in holding that reassessment order being an appellate order, same could be challenged before Appellate Authority and in relegating assessee to avail alternative remedy.(AY. 2014-15)