S. 147 AO cannot proceed mechanically & on erroneous information supplied to him by investigation wing

Akshar Builders and Developers Vs ACIT (Bombay High Court)  Even in a case where the return filed by the assessee is accepted without scrutiny, as per the settled law, the Assessing Officer can issue a notice of reopening of assessment provided he has reason to believe that income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment. The Assessing Officer cannot proceed mechanically and also on erroneous information that may have been supplied to him. In fact, we note that in the present case the Assessing Officer had issued a notice to a wrong person. The impugned notice is, therefore, set aside. FULL T...