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2020 (5) TMI 54 - AT - Income TaxValidity of assessment - no notice u/s 143(2) issued by the AO who passed the assessment order - change of jurisdiction - Notice was issued by the AO having original jurisdiction - HELD THAT:- In the present case, the original jurisdiction of the AO is ITO Wad 6(2)(2), Bangalore, who issued notice u/s 143(2) of the Act dated 28.08.2015 fixing the case for hearing on 15th September, 2015. Assessment records were transferred vide order u/s 129 of the Act, to the ITO Ward 6(2)(3), Bangalore, and thereafter notice u/s 142(1) r.w.s. 129 of the Act dated 06.10.2015 was issued and served on the assessee. Thus, it is an admitted fact that the ITOWard 6(2)(3) Bangalore has never issued any notice u/s 143(2) of the Act to the assessee. Since there was no notice u/s 143(2) issued by the Assessing Officer, Ward 6(2)(3), the assessment framed consequently is bad in law. In our opinion, the assessment framed by the ITO Ward 6(2)(3), Bangalore is not in order on the simple reason that this was framed without giving notice u/s 143(2) of the Act. The assessment framed by the ITO Ward 6(2)(3), Bangalore is not in order on the simple reason that this was framed without giving notice u/s 143(2) of the Act. Before framing any assessment, there should be valid notice u/s 143(2) of the Act, as has been held in the case of ACIT And Another Vs. Hotel Blue Moon [2010 (2) TMI 1 - SUPREME COURT]. No valid notice u/s 143(2) was issued by the AO who held jurisdiction over the case of the appellant, the consequent order passed u/s 143(3) dated 29.12.2017 was legally unsustainable and therefore is null in the eyes of law and therefore quashed. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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