Section 147/148 proceedings on mere investigation wing information was not valid

Hitesh Ashok Vaswani Vs DCIT (ITAT Ahmedabad)

In the present case the search information received from the investigation wing was used to form the reason to believe by the AO but without applying the mind. Thus the reasons were merely recorded on the borrowed satisfaction by the AO. The source for all the conclusions was of the investigation report. The tangible material which formed the basis for the belief that income had escaped assessment must be evident from a reading of the reasons. The reasons failed to demonstrate

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