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TMI Blog1987 (11) TMI 65X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... income-tax and wealth-tax for years 1965-66 to 1975-76 except 1969-70 and 1970-71, on 4th and 18th March, 1986, has been challenged for want of jurisdiction and violation of the provision of law. From the counter-affidavits filed by the Income-tax Officer and the Tax Recovery Officer, it is apparent that the two wings of the Department did not work in co-ordination and due to a communication ga ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... h, 1977. And yet the demand was not modified. In the counter-affidavit filed by the Tax Recovery Officer, it is stated that intimation about reduction of demand in appeal was received in July and August, 1986, that is, both after the sale had taken place and its confirmation had been stayed by this court. The effect of reduction of tax in appeal was that the liability of the petitioner had been ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... which had been reduced was invalid. The argument of learned standing counsel and the stand in the counter-affidavit of the Income-tax Officer that the sale should not be quashed as the petitioner is in arrears of Rs. 36 lakhs odd is misconceived as even till the date of filing of the counter-affidavit in September, 1986, no certificate for recovery of over and above Rs. 16 lakhs had been issued ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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