Case Law Details
It is clear that for invoking the proviso to section 147 beyond the period of four years, there must be failure on the part of the assessee to either make a return under section 139 or in response to a notice under section 147/148 or to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for the assessment for that assessment year. In so far as the filing of the return is concerned, that is not in dispute and, therefore, the focus is entirely on whether the assessee had failed to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for the assessment. The Tribunal, on an examination of the material on record, concluded that all the relevant facts were available on record and that it could not be said that at the time when the assessee filed the return, he had failed to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for the assessment because the amendment which was introduced retrospectively was not there at all. The Tribunal also observed, and, in our view rightly so, that the law cannot contemplate the performance of an impossible act. It was not expected of the assessee to foresee or forecast a future amendment which was to be brought into effect retrospectively. Therefore, the Tribunal has rightly concluded that the proviso to section 147 could not be invoked merely because there was an amendment in the future which was introduced retrospectively and covered the period in question.
INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, DELHI
ITA No.3128/Del./2010 – (Assessment Year: 2001-02)
DCIT Vs. M/s Orient Clothing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
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