JUDGMENT The petitioners in these three writ petitions challenge the revenue recovery proceedings initiated against them for recovery of tax assessed on them without serving copies of the assessment orders and demand notices. The contention of the respondents is that the assessment orders and demand notices were served by affixture. This is disputed by the learned counsel for the petitioners. I am not inclined to go into the controversy at present insofar as the petitioners now want only authenticated copies of the assessment orders and demand notices so that the petitioners can take the matter in appeal before the appellate authority. In the above circumstances, these writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions : The assessing officer is directed to serve authenticated copies of the assessment orders and the demand notices under challenge in these writ petitions to the petitioners, after obtaining proper acknowledgment. This is without prejudice to the contention of the assessing officer that the orders were actually served on the petitioners earlier, the correctness of which is left open to be decided in appropriate proceedings. The same shall be supplied to the petitioners within two weeks.