Bombay HC Invalid Reassessment Notice for non-compliance with Section 151A

Tilak Ventures Ltd. Vs Union of India & Ors (Bombay High Court) In the case of Tilak Ventures Ltd. Vs The Union of India & Ors, the Bombay High Court ruled that a reassessment notice issued to the petitioner under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was invalid. The notice, issued by a Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO), violated the faceless assessment scheme mandated under Section 151A of the Act, which requires such notices to be issued by a Faceless Assessing Officer (FAO). The court referenced its earlier decision in Hexaware Technologies Ltd. Vs ACIT, stating that the fac...