Section 147 assessment proceeding invalid if no valid service of notice

Advertisement Shashi Kanta Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) From the report of the Assessing Officer as well as other materials on record, it is observed that the notice under section 148 of the Act was issued to the assessee by mentioning the address as “7-B, Prahlad Colony, Panipat’. The Assessing Officer has observed that the purported notice was not only issued through registered post but also served by way of affixture at the given address. However, on a perusal of the assessment order, it is very much clear that the Assessing Officer himself has mentioned the address of the assessee as “Smt....