Reopening Quashed when Supplied & Recorded Reasons are Not Same & Verbatim

Jansampark Advertising & Marketing P. Ltd. Vs ITO (ITAT Delhi) Settled position of law as held by the Hon’ble High Court in the case of Haryana Acrylic Manufacturing Co. v. Commissioner of Income Tax 308 ITR 38 [ Delhi] is that the requirement of recording the reasons, communicating the same to the assessee, enabling the assessee to file objections and the requirement of passing a speaking order are all designed to ensure that the Assessing Officer does not reopen assessments which have been finalized on his mere whim or fancy and that he does so only on the basis of lawful reasons, and ...