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Non-supply of material referred to in reasons to believe would render reassessment proceedings bad, even though material for forming opinion may be sufficient
Revenue Department had neither sought any new information nor made a reference to new material on record. Held that, a change in opinion that does not satisfy the jurisdictional foundation under Section 147 of the IT Act.
Bombay High Court held that issue of reopening of assessment has to be tested only on the basis of the reasons recorded, which reasons can neither be improved upon nor substituted by an affidavit or oral submissions.
If there is no valid service of notice under section 148, the reassessment proceedings are null and void. service of notice under section 148 is a condition precedent for making reassessment or re-computation under section 147 of the Act.
Rajendra Bana Vs ITO (Rajasthan High Court) Shri Vedant Agarwal, learned counsel representing the petitioner drew the Court’s attention to the order dated 11.10.2022 passed by Division Bench of this Court at Jaipur in D.B. Civil Writ Petition No.14794/2022 and urged that the impugned notice whereby, the re-assessment proceedings have been opened against the petitioner, […]
Learn how section 147/148 of the Income Tax Act gives plenary powers to reopen concluded assessments. Find out why ‘Reasons to Believe’ is the foundation stone of proceedings u/s 147/148 and what makes it different from ‘Reason to Suspect’
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Vinod Fabrics Private Limited Vs ACIT (Gujarat High Court) Gujarat High Court quashes Section 148 notice along with order under section 148A(d) for AY 2014-15, Post SC decision in UOI vs. Ashish Agrawal FULL TEXT OF THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF GUJARAT HIGH COURT 1. The petitioner seeks to challenge the notice issued under Section-148 of the […]
Taru Pallav Projects Pvt. Ltd. Vs ITO (Gujarat High Court) Hon. Gujarat High Court quashes Section 148 notice along with order under section 148A(d) for AY 2013-14, Post SC decision in UOI vs. Ashish Agrawal 1. The petitioner seeks to challenge the notice issued under Section-148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 dated 30.06.2021. In […]
Subsequent amendment to section 149, by Finance Act, 2012 which extended limitation for initiation of reassessment proceedings to sixteen years could not be resorted for reopening concluded proceedings and the notice issued under Section 149 was time barred and thus could not have been acted upon. Consequently, the impugned re-assessment order passed in consequence of the illegal notice under Section 148 was a nullity and bad in law.
