ITAT Voids Tax Assessment Conducted Within Four Weeks of Rejecting Objections

Pramod Manikchand Dugad Vs ITO (ITAT Pune)

In a significant ruling concerning taxpayer rights in faceless assessment proceedings, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT), Pune, has quashed a tax assessment order due to a procedural violation. The case, Pramod Manikchand Dugad vs. ITO, revolved around the Assessing Officer’s (AO) failure to provide the taxpayer with a mandatory four-week window after disposing of their objections.

The dispute arose after the assessee’s case for the Assessment Year 2017-18 was reopened based on information about a

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