Madras HC set aside non-speaking orders due to lack of transparency & legal accountability

Queen Agencies Vs ACIT (Madras High Court) In the case of Queen Agencies Vs Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax (ACIT), the Madras High Court set aside non-speaking orders issued by the tax authorities. The petitioner, Queen Agencies, a major distributor of ITC products in Ramanathapuram District, faced a re-opening of assessments for the years 2015-16 and 2016-17 following a survey conducted under Section 133A of the Income Tax Act, 1961. The orders, passed on December 29, 2018, were challenged by the petitioner on the grounds of being non-speaking, meaning they lacked adequate reasoning and...