TMI Blog2020 (9) TMI 641X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Officers to henceforth independently deal with the assessment without being influenced by the proposals of the higher officials. In view of the Circular No.3 dated 18.01.2019 issued by the Commissioner of State Tax, Chennai, all the impugned proceedings in these Writ Petitions, which proceeds on the basis of the proposals/reports of the Enforcement Wing/ISIC, are set aside and consequently, th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... SIC Authorities. Among other grounds, the petitioner herein has raised a ground that the Assessing Officer, who is a Quasi Judicial Authority, has not independently applied his mind while dealing with the impugned proceedings, but had adopted the reports and proposals of the Enforcement Wing/ISIC Authorities, who are their higher authorities. 3. This ground raised by the petitioner has been uph ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Circular No.3 dated 18.01.2019, empowering the Assessing Authority to deviate from the proposals, without seeking for approval from the Enforcement Wing/ISIC Authorities. The relevant portion of Circular No.3 dated 18.01.2019 reads thus:- b)If the Assessing Authority is of the view that the Audit report or Inspection proposals received from Enforcement wing or proposals received from ISIC ar ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... re set aside and consequently, the matters are remanded back to the Assessing Officer. The Assessees are granted liberty to file their objections with all supporting documents, within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. On receipt of such objections, the Assessing Officer shall extend due opportunity of personal hearing to the Assessees/Representatives, if necessa ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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