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Validity of notice u/s 148 for re-opening of assessment when jurisdiction was founded merely on the possibility of escapement
Case Law Details
- Case Name
- In divest Pte Ltd., Singapore Vs Additional Director of Income Tax (Bombay High Court)
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- All High Courts, Bombay High Court
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If the test of whether there exists any tangible material were to be applied in the present case, it would be evident that the Assessing Officer has not acted within his jurisdiction in purporting to reopen the assessment in exercising the powers conferred by Section 148. There was a disclosure clearly by the assessee that it is a body corporate incorporated in Singapore, the principal business of which is to invest in Indian securities; that the assessee is a tax resident of Singapore and that the profits which the assessee realised from its transactions in securities constituted its profits ...
