( 1 ) ON or about the 13th March, 1963, the petitioner, Mohini Debi Malpani, submitted a return of her income for the assessment year 1960-61 to the Income-tax Officer, "j" Ward, District I (I), Calcutta, who at that time had jurisdiction over the case of the petitioner, Thereafter, a notice under Section 143 (2) of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), was issued by the said Income-tax Officer calling upon the petitioner to produce the evidence on which the petitioner relied in support, of her return. At the request of the petitioner, the time for production of the evidence was extended by the said Income-tax Officer until the 12th February, 1964. On the 12th February, 1964, one C. M. Chopra, on behalf of the petitioner, produced certain rokar and khata on which the petitioner relied in support of her return.

( 2 ) ON the 30th March, 1965, the petitioner received a notice of demand dated the 23rd March, 1965, issued under Section 156 of the Act calling upon the petitioner to pay a sum of Rs. 81,882. 06 as income-tax for the assessment year 1960-61. A copy of the order of assessment for the said assessment year dated the 22nd March, 1965,