M/S.Vijay Sanjay Tradecom Pvt. Ltd. Andors v. Union of India and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of writ petitions challenged income tax transfer orders and consequential notices/assessment orders passed without hearing the assessees under Section 127. Following Murliwala Agrotech, the Court quashed the impugned transfer orders, notices and assessment orders and permitted proceedings to resume with an opportunity of hearing within three months.
What did the court decide?
Impugned transfer orders, notices and consequential assessment orders quashed; respondents may resume proceedings from pre-transfer stage after affording hearing, within three months.