Settlement Commission has no jurisdiction to direct special audit as no nexus with settlement proceedings

Brief of the Case

Delhi High Court held In the case of Agson Global Pvt. Ltd. & Ors vs. Income Tax Settlement Commission & Ors that the powers and functions of an income tax authority which are to be exclusively exercised by the settlement commission must be in the context of and have a nexus with the settlement proceedings. Since the requirement of a special audit falls under the procedure for assessment which is distinct and different from settlement proceedings, the s

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