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CIT(A) cannot enhance income on issues not examined by AO: ITAT Mumbai

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that CIT(A) cannot enhance income under Section 251 on matters not considered by the Assessing Officer during as...

May 10, 2026 765 Views 0 comment Print

Adv. Mukul Rohatgi Case: Section 263 Revision Invalid as AO Had Conducted Proper Inquiry

Income Tax : The ITAT held that revisional powers under Section 263 cannot be exercised when the Assessing Officer has already examined the iss...

March 7, 2026 2397 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Quashes PCIT’s Revision as AO’s View on Survey Income Was Plausible & Verified

Income Tax : ITAT quashed PCIT’s Section 263 order, holding AO’s treatment of survey income as business income valid and not erroneous or p...

November 9, 2025 708 Views 0 comment Print

Reopening on Borrowed Belief from ACB Quashed – Tribunal holds 147 invalid & 263 unsustainable

Income Tax : Ahmedabad ITAT quashes reassessments based on ACB report, ruling the AO lacked independent "reason to believe" and only used borro...

October 26, 2025 828 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Pune Upholds order u/s 263 – Unverified Advances Towards Property Purchase

Income Tax : ITAT Pune upholds PCIT's order u/s 263, setting aside an assessment for failure to verify ₹82.64 crore in advances for property...

October 4, 2025 972 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Indiscriminate notices by Income Tax Department without allowing reasonable time

Income Tax : National Chamber of Industries & Commerce, U.P has made a representation against Indiscriminate notices by the Income Tax Depa...

March 29, 2022 10689 Views 0 comment Print

Representation – Challenges in Certain Income Tax Provisions

Income Tax : KSCAA has made a Representation on Challenges in Income Tax Related to Rectification Proceedings, Order Giving Effect, Delay in P...

March 15, 2022 8235 Views 2 comments Print

No Reopening of Assessment to be made on Audit Objections: Committee Recommends

Income Tax : One of the key sources of dispute is the existing arrangement for follow up on audit objections by Internal Audit Party and the Re...

January 20, 2016 7326 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Assessment Order Passed on Deceased Person Is Nullity in Law: ITAT Ahmedabad

Income Tax : ITAT held an assessment passed after the taxpayer's death was invalid in law, quashed the order, and treated all remaining issues ...

July 4, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Additions as AO Made No Independent Inquiry Beyond ACB Information

Income Tax : ITAT deleted additions after finding the AO relied only on ACB information without independent inquiry or supporting evidence. ITA...

July 2, 2026 138 Views 0 comment Print

Loan to Non-Shareholder Company Not Taxable as Deemed Dividend

Income Tax : ITAT Kolkata held that a loan received by a company that was not a shareholder of the lender could not be taxed as deemed dividend...

July 1, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay HC Rejects Section 263 Revision as AO Conducted Necessary Inquiry

Income Tax : The Court held that Section 263 could not be invoked where the AO had made inquiries and accepted the assessee's explanation....

June 30, 2026 171 Views 0 comment Print

Section 263 Revision Invalid if CIT Failed to Show Assessment Was Erroneous

Income Tax : The Court held that Section 263 could not be invoked where the AO had raised queries, examined replies and completed the assessmen...

June 30, 2026 135 Views 0 comment Print


Exercise of revisionary jurisdiction u/s 263 by PCIT for substituting his opinion is untenable

March 27, 2023 945 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bangalore held that revisionary jurisdiction under section 263 of the Income Tax Act could not be allowed to be exercised by the PCIT either for substituting his own opinion for that of the AO or for making a fishing and roving enquiry.

CIT cannot initiate proceedings with a view to start fishing & roving enquiries

March 25, 2023 2727 Views 0 comment Print

Dhanraj Chhipa Vs PCIT (ITAT Jodhpur) CIT cannot invoke his powers of revision under section 263 if the Assessing Officer has conducted enquiries and applied his mind and has taken a possible view of the matter. If there was any enquiry and a possible view is taken, it would not give occasion to the Commissioner […]

Revision by PCIT was justified as there was no lack of investigation by AO

March 23, 2023 4308 Views 0 comment Print

AO had applied his mind while doing the assessment therefore, the investigation by AO could not be called ‘lack of investigation’ and revision order passed under section 263 was quashed.

Revision of order not being erroneous & prejudicial to interest of revenue unjustified

March 18, 2023 852 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Delhi held that revision of assessment order unjustifiable as the assessment order cannot be considered to be erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue.

Revisional order under section 263 not satisfying twin conditions not sustainable

March 18, 2023 1161 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court held that for exercise jurisdiction under section 263 of the Income Tax Act, twin conditions i.e. order being erroneous and prejudicial to the interest of revenue needs to be satisfied. PCIT order not satisfying the same needs to be quashed.

Revision order u/s 263 rightly passed as AO failed to examine cash deposited during demonetization

March 17, 2023 2877 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Chennai held that as cash deposited by assessee received from petty shop owners on account of sale of its product during demonetization period was not examined by AO during assessment. Accordingly, PCIT rightly passed revision order u/s 263 directing AO to carry out necessary verification.

PCIT exercising suo motu revisional power cannot travel beyond scope of limited scrutiny in original order

March 17, 2023 1164 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that while exercising suo motu revisional power u/s. 263 of the Act, the CIT cannot travel beyond the scope of the issues which form part of the ‘limited scrutiny’ in the original Assessment Order.

Reopening on incorrect assumption of fact is invalid, hence subsequent revision order u/s 263 bad-in-law

March 16, 2023 3021 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that as entire reasons for reopening were recorded by incorrect assumption of facts, accordingly, reopening was invalid and bad-in-law. Hence, subsequent invocation of revisional jurisdictional under section 263 of the Income Tax Act is untenable in law.

Subsequent revisional order tends to be invalid as original re-assessment order passed invalidly

March 15, 2023 1509 Views 0 comment Print

Orissa High Court held that when original re-assessment order was not passed validly, subsequent revisional order passed by PCIT is held to be invalid.

Provisions 45 of Income Tax Act applies to compensation received from allotment of proposed building

March 10, 2023 2754 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Ahmedabad held that compensation received from proposed building by way of allotment is extinguishment of right in relation to capital asset and hence provisions of section 45 of the Income Tax Act gets applicable.

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