S.142(2A): Inquiry before assessment– Special audit– AO not giving any finding about nature and complexity of accounts, volume of accounts, multiplicity of transactions, specialised nature of business activity of assessee —Order being no speaking order for special audit was held to be not valid -Since the direction for special audit was without proper jurisdiction the time so taken could not be counted and the period did not get extended. Since the order was passed on July 28, 2010, it was time barred. Therefore the order passed by the Assessing Officer was therefore, bad in law. [ S.153C ]
Sunder Mal Sat Pal v. ITO (2018) 65 ITR 28 (SN) / 169 DTR 175 194 TTJ 981(Chd) (Trib)