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The High Court held that reassessment notices issued physically by jurisdictional officers instead of faceless authorities violate Section 151A. The ruling sets aside non-compliant notices while tying the final outcome to pending Supreme Court decisions.
The High Court set aside notices issued under Sections 148A and consequential reassessment orders after holding that the proceedings suffered from jurisdictional infirmities. The relief, however, remains subject to the Supreme Court’s decision in the pending SLP.
The Bombay High Court held that reassessment proceedings could not be initiated on the issue of broken period interest when the legal position had already been settled by binding precedents. The Court quashed the notices issued under Sections 148A and 148.
ITAT Mumbai ruled that additions under Section 69 cannot be sustained merely on suspicion when the entire property investment is supported by documentary evidence. The Tribunal emphasized that conjectures cannot substitute proof.
The Chennai ITAT ruled that indexation benefits under Section 48 cannot be denied when construction details are already part of the registered sale deed. The Tribunal held that annexures forming part of the sale deed cannot be treated as additional evidence.
A detailed overview of limitation periods prescribed under the Income-tax Act reveals how missing statutory deadlines can lead to penalties, loss of deductions, exemptions, and legal remedies. The key takeaway is that timely compliance with filing, assessment, appeal, audit, and tax payment obligations is crucial to avoid adverse tax consequences.
The Telangana High Court held that reassessment proceedings initiated under Sections 148A and 148 by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer after implementation of the faceless scheme were without jurisdiction. The Court quashed the notices while preserving the Revenue’s rights subject to the Supreme Court’s final decision.
The Mumbai ITAT held that an addition under section 69 cannot survive when the Revenue fails to establish that the alleged investment was made during the assessment year in question. Documentary evidence showing the transaction belonged to an earlier year remained uncontroverted.
The Delhi High Court held that the period consumed in granting time to the assessee under Section 148A(b) must be excluded while computing limitation. As reassessment proceedings were initiated within time, the Section 148 notice was held valid.
The High Court held that reassessment notices issued after the death of the assessee were a nullity and could not be sustained. However, the Revenue was granted liberty to proceed against the legal representatives in accordance with law.
