Madras HC Quashed Assessment for Clubbing Multiple Financial Years in One Order

Dream Infotech Vs State Tax officer (Madras High Court) The writ petition was filed before the Madras High Court challenging an assessment order dated 29.10.2025 passed by the State Tax Officer. The petition questioned the legality of issuing a single show cause notice and consequential assessment orders by clubbing multiple financial years, namely 2019–20 to 2023–24. At the admission stage, with the consent of both parties, the writ petition was taken up for final disposal. The petitioner contended that the core issue related to the impermissible “bunching” or “clubbing” of show c...