Period of exclusion regarding direction U/s. 142(2A) commences from the day on which AO gave a direction

CIT Vs Amar Nath Arora (Rajasthan High Court) It cannot be disputed that the period of exclusion will commence from the day on which the assessing officer gives a direction under section 142(2A) and would end on the day when the assessee fur­nishes such audit report. According to us, the date of issuance of the notice (i.e., 18-1-2001) is the day on which the assessing officer had taken a decision to get the books audited, when such decision is conveyed to the assessee then only it results into direction. A purpose of interpretation of clause (ii) above, read with the decision of the Hon’b...