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Delhi High Court held that It is well settled that the in a case of amalgamation, the amalgamating company would stand dissolved from the date on which the amalgamation/transfer takes effect. In a recent decision dated 3rd August, 2015 in ITA No. 475/2011 SPICE Infotainment Ltd. v. Commissioner of Income Tax
Revenue was to initiate proceedings under Section 147 against the deceased Assessee for AY 2008-09. The limitation for issuance of the notice under Section 147/148 was 31st March 2015. On 27th March 2015, when the notice was issued, the Assessee was already dead.
It is clear that the AO did not apply his mind independently and went by the order of the CIT. It is a settled law that a quasi-judicial authority cannot afford to act on the direction and in the present case on the direction of a superior officer.
Assessing Officer to ensure that information available in the ‘Penny Stock’ functionality which may be useful for the purpose of cases presently under scrutiny, is examined and considered while finalizing assessments and considering reopening of cases u/s 148 of the IT Act, 1961.
Question of reassessment arises only when there is an assessment in the first instance i.e. no reassessment is possible without original assessment order passed. The High Court has wrongly not acted upon the ratio laid down in Trustees of H.E.H.
Bombay High Court held In the case of M/s. Bayer Material Science Pvt. Ltd. vs. DCIT that the draft Assessment order was passed on 30th March, 2015 without having disposed of the Assessee’s objections to the reasons recorded in support of the impugned notice.
It remains undisputed that in the reasons recorded by the AO, there is no allegation, much less any specific one, regarding any alleged failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for his assessment.
While granting sanction u/s 151 of the I.T Act,1961 for granting sanction for approval of re-assessment proceedings it is necessary for the authorithy to apply his/her mind. Mere affiction of signature along with date cannot be considered as proper approval.
A plain reading of reasons, gives rise to doubts whether some lines have gone missing or some punctuation marks have been left out. Grammatically also the reasons recorded make little sense. It is well settled that the reasons recorded for reopening the assessment have to speak for themselves.
ITAT Mumbai held In the case of ACIT vs. Reliance Industrial Infrastructure Ltd. that on perusal of the reasons recorded by AO for initiating the re-assessment proceedings, it is clear that the said details were available while completing the assessment u/s 143(3). Further, the AO has reopened the assessment after expiry of four years from the end of the relevant assessment year.
