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Assessing Authority's Best Judgment Assessment Overturned Due to Lack of Evidence and Rational Basis in Ex-Parte Order.

December 9, 2020

Case Laws     VAT and Sales Tax     HC

Principles of natural justice - best judgement assessment done by ex-parte order - The Assessing Authority is bound to act in a rational manner while resorting to best judgement assessment in view of the facts on record it is clear that only one bill of ₹ 11,570/- was available as material to assess the evaded sales. There was nothing more before the Assessing Authority to form an opinion that sales equal to the declared sales should be determined as evaded sales - HC

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