S. 144B : Faceless Assessment – Contention of denial of opportunity of personal hearing requested by Assessee — Assessment order stayed.[ Art , 226 ]

144B: Faceless Assessment –Mandatory condition – Assessment order passed without passing the draft assessment order – Assessing Officer was directed to pass a fresh order , after complying with requirement of section 144B .[ S. 143 (3), Art , 226 ]

S. 143(3) : Assessment –Show cause notice granting time of only four days – Assessment order passed in violation of principles of natural justice to be set aside. [ Art , 226 ] S. 143(3) : Assessment –Show cause notice granting time of only four days – Assessment order passed in violation of principles of natural justice to be set aside. [ Art , 226 ]

S. 127 : Power to transfer cases – Assigning of reasons in notice — Search proceedings showing that assessee residing in Nagaland and had financial interests in Kerala — Transfer for purposes of co-ordinated investigation — Cogent and credible reasons assigned in notice — Notice sent to registered office in Kerala and received by Assessee — Order for transfer valid .[S. 132, ITR 127, Art, 226 ]

S. 80P : Co-operative societies – Society formed for enabling financial and social welfare of toddy tappers and workers for tapping and selling toddy — Could not be considered co-operative society engaged in collective disposal of labour of its members — Eligibility of assessee for deduction as society engaged in marketing of agricultural produce grown by its members — Matter remitted to Tribunal.[S.80P(2)(a)(vi) ]

S. 37(1) : Business expenditure –Capital or revenue – Ware house business – Expenditure for raising floor height of Godown – Expenditure incurred to run the business profitably is revenue expenditure.

S. 143(3): Assessment – Order passed in the name of non-existent amalgamating entity – valid. [ Companies Act, 1956, S. 394 , 481 ]

S. 143(3): Assessment – Order passed in the name of non-existent amalgamating entity – valid. [ Companies Act, 1956, S. 394 , 481 ]

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Tax audit disclosing the disallowance of expenses under section 43B-Inadvertently left out while computing the income-Penalty levied was deleted. [S. 43B]

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Tax deducted at source-Limited scrutiny assessment-Detail verified-No loss to revenue-Revision order was quashed. [S. 143(2), 143(3)]