Ex-parte order for non-attendance during lockdown is unjustified

Uttar Pradesh Water Supply and Sanitation Mission Vs ACIT (ITAT Lucknow) Passing ex-parte order when assessee could not attend the proceedings due to lockdown is not justified in law. Since Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, vide letter dated 24th March, 2020 had issued directions for stopping of the work of all offices for a period of 21 days starting from 25/03/2020 but learned CIT(A) passed the order on 27/03/2020 which is not in accordance with the law. FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGEMENT This is an appeal filed by the assessee against the order of learned CIT(A)-I, Lucknow dated 2...