HC slams Setcom for making addition on basis of affidavit given by dept. officer without confronting

IT : Where Settlement Commission received a statement made and an affidavit sworn by an officer of department after conclusion of arguments and on basis of said affidavit it made addition to income of assessee and assessee was not confronted with said statement or affidavit, Settlement Commission had violated principles of natural justice rendering impugned order illegal and void