AO not allowed sufficient time to reply: Karnataka HC quashes Assessment Order

Mohammed Sait Vs National Faceless Assessment Centre Rep By Additional / Joint / DCIT /ITO (Karnataka High Court) In a significant decision, the Karnataka High Court addressed the issue of procedural fairness in income tax assessments, specifically in Mohammed Sait’s case against the National Faceless Assessment Centre. The petitioner challenged the legality of an assessment order under Section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, citing violations of natural justice. The petitioner argued that the assessment order, along with associated notices and computation sheets, was unjustly passed...