Validity of document signed with expired digital signature

Paras Chhajed (Querist) 01 May 2022 This query is : Resolved
An assessment order under section 143(3) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 was passed by assessing officer on 30th March2022 which is signed digitally by him with an expired digital signature whose validity ended on 09th February.2022.

Please advise as to validity and legality of the assessment order digitally signed with an expired Digital Signature according to The Information Technology Act, 2000 or any other law.

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An assessment order under the Income Tax Act, 1961, was digitally signed by an officer using an expired digital signature. The signature's validity ended before the order was issued. Experts generally agree that such an order is invalid and legally questionable according to the Information Technology Act, 2000, and would likely need to be re-signed by the assessing officer to be legally binding.

Dr J C Vashista (Expert) 02 May 2022
The order is invalid and require to be signed by AO.

Advocate Bhartesh goyal (Expert) 02 May 2022
Assesment order issued with expired digital signatures of A.O makes document invaland has no binding effect.

kavksatyanarayana (Expert) 02 May 2022
Yes. agreed with the advice of the above learned experts.

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