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2022 (3) TMI 1378 - MADRAS HIGH COURTRevision u/s 263 - Demand raised before disposal of the appeal which is pending before the ITAT - notice for demand made by the assessing officer against the assessee till the disposal of the appeal - HELD THAT:- Once an appeal has been filed against the very revisional order under Section 263 of the Act, where date has been fixed for hearing, at least till such time the assessing authority can wait. However in this case, it is the submission of the learned Standing Counsel for the Revenue that, an assessing officer need not wait endlessly for the outcome of the decision to be made by the Tribunal. Assuming that, if the assessing officer goes ahead with the completion of the assessment pursuant to the notice dated 06.02.2022 and if ultimately he passes an order, based on which this Court feels that at least the assessing authority would not proceed further to make any demand pursuant to such order of assessment, at least till the disposal of the appeal which is pending before the ITAT. If this arrangement is made, that would save the interest of both the assessee as well as the Revenue. In that view of the matter, this Court is inclined to dispose of this writ petition with the following order. 1. That the assessing authority can go ahead with the assessment proceedings pursuant to the notice dated 06.02.2022 on the basis of the order passed by the revisional authority under Section 263 of the Act for which the petitioner shall cooperate by filing any reply or evidence or documents as sought for in the notice dated 06.02.2022 within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 2. It is made clear that, once an order is passed by the assessing authority and if it goes against the interest of the assessee, then pursuant to which no further proceedings including the notice for demand shall be made by the assessing officer against the assessee till the disposal of the appeal which is pending before the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, for which already date of hearing is given as 07.04.2022. 3.In view of the above, the ITAT is hereby directed to complete the hearing of the appeal proceedings and pass orders in the appeal on or before 31.05.2022 on its own merits and in accordance with law.
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