S. 148A: Reassessment – Conducting inquiry, providing opportunity before issue of notice – Third party Search – Provision of section 153C is applicable – Notice under section 148A is held to be bad in law – Remanded the matter back to the AO to pass a fresh reasoned order in accordance with the law. [ S. 148, 148A(d), 153C, Art , 226 ]

S. 147: Reassessment – Principle of natural justice – Reassessment completed without providing an opportunity of being heard- Contention of alternative remedy was rejected – Order and notice was quashed and set aside [ S. 148, Art, 226 ]

S. 271(1)(c) : Penalty-Concealment-Provision of interest twice-Bonfide mistake-Deletion of penalty is justified.

S. 268A : Appeal-Tax effect less than the monetary limit of Rs 1 crore-Appeal of revenue was dismissed [S. 260A]

S. 264 : Commissioner-Revision of other orders-Appeal not filed-Rejection of revision petition is held to be not valid-Commissioner is directed to hear the petition on merits. [S. 250, Art. 226]

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Revision was done twice-Revision for the third time is held to be not valid. [S. 143(3), 153A]

S. 263 : Commissioner-Revision of orders prejudicial to revenue-Unexplained investments-Assessing Officer has not enquired into any documentary evidence-Revision was held to be justified. [S. 69]

S. 260A : Appeal-High Court-Writ-Statutory remedy-Alternative remedy-Writ petition was pending for 13 years-Affirming the order of a single judge division bench held that as a proposition of law, it cannot be countenanced that once a writ petition is entertained and admitted, same can’t be dismissed on the ground of availability of alternative remedy at the time of hearing. [Art. 226]

S. 234B : Interest-Advance tax-Interest would be computed up to date of admission of application by Settlement Commission under section 245D(1) and not up to date of order of settlement Commission under section 245D(4)-Natural justice-Order was passed without giving an opportunity to the Revenue-Order of by High Court was quashed and the matter was remanded to decide writ petition afresh [S. 245D(1) 245D(4)]

S. 194J : Deduction at source-Fees for professional or technical services-Salary-Hospital-Retainership fees paid to doctors-Provisions of section 194J are applicable not provision of section 192 of the Act. [S. 192]