Reopening on ground that returned income is lower in comparison to income offered by others is invalid

Rajender Goud Chepur Vs. ITO (Andhra Pradesh And Telangana High Court) Under section 147(1), the assessing officer is entitled to reopen assessment, if he has reason to believe that any income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment for the assessment year. Two conditions ought to be satisfied for the invocation of the power under section 147. They are: (1) the existence of a reason to believe and (2) the escapement of any income chargeable to tax from assessment. The reason to believe on the part of the assessing officer, should arise out of concrete facts which could at least form the found...