ahmedabad surat karnataka and lucknowsenior government officials toi spoke to say the illustrations of quality orders are just some examples a quality order also denotes one that would stand the test when the taxpayer files an appeal at the next level with the income tax appellate tribunal itat further the additional credit of two units for each quality appellate order passed factors in the extra effort that is undertaken and is not a monetary rewardsince late 2017 it officials began to serve prosecution notices panindia for various lapses such as failure to deposit tds within the time limits nonpayment or delay in payment of advance tax or even failure to file it returns an rti order referred to in the joint representation filed by bcas indicates that nearly a lakh prosecution notices have been issued a chartered accountant says in many cases these notices have been issued without any qualitative analysis of the defaults mainly to meet the prosecution targets action is yet to be taken in terms of actual prosecution but the notices hang like a sword of damoclesgabhawalla says the spate of notices has created fear in the minds of taxpayers as they face the prospect of being prosecuted for the smallest of lapses necessary directives must be issued by the finance ministry to ensure that the promise made by the government of a nonadversarial tax regime is maintained