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Smt. Kalpana Shantilal Haria Vs. Assistant CIT (Bombay High Court) There can be no dispute with regard to the application of Section 292B of the Act to sustain a notice from being declared invalid merely on the ground of mistake in the notice. However, the issue here is not with regard to the mistake / […]
Kamla Devi Sharma Vs ITO (ITAT Jaipur) Non-issuance of notice under section 143(2) was not a procedural error which could have been corrected in the wake of deeming provisions of section 292BB. Thus, assessment completed under section 143(3) read with section 147 was quashed. FULL TEXT OF THE ITAT JUDGMENT This is an appeal filed […]
A reassessment order cannot be passed without compliance with the mandatory requirement of notice u/s 143(2) being issued as the requirement of issuance of such notice is a jurisdictional one and section 292BB cannot cure jurisdictional error.
Where notice was not issued by assessing officer under section 143(2) before passing order under section 143(3) read with section 147, assessment made by him was bad in law. Provisions of section 292BB are not applicable where there is failure to issue notice under section 143(2).
In case of CIT Vs. Chetan Gupta, Delhi High Court held that where objection to effect, that notice for reassessment was not served on his last known address of assessee, was taken prior to completion of reassessment
It was held by ITAT delhi in the case of SC Jhonson Products Private Limited Vs. DCIT, that framing of assessment against a non existing entity/person is not a procedural irregularity but a jurisdictional defect and can not be cured by application of Section 292B of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Hon’ble Delhi Court in the matter Spice Entertainment (ITA no. 475/2011) give finding on the proposition that completion of assessment in respect of a non-existent company due to the amalgamation would result assessment in the name and in respect of the original assessee company,
Hon’ble Hyderabad Bench has in the case of M/s. Ghanshyamdas Gems and Jewels v/s DCIT in IT(SS)A No. 16/Hyd/2011 has held that Section 292BB of the Income Tax Act, 1961 would operate prospectively as it curtails the right of the assessee.
This Court in the case of The Commissioner of Income Tax V/s. Mr. Salman Khan [Income Tax Appeal No.2362 of 2009] decided on 1st December, 2009 has considered similar question and has held that in the absence of notice under section 143(2) (prior to the insertion of section 292BB), the reassessment order cannot be sustained.
Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of CIT vs. Panchvati Motors (P) Ltd. in ITA No.292 of 2008, dated 3.05.2011 has held that in a case where no objection regarding valid service was taken before the completion of assessment, provisions of sec. 292BB will be applicable to all pending assessments as on 1.04.2008. Since the provisions of sec. 292BB(1) are applicable for Assessment Year in question as the proceedings were pending as on that date and the assessee had not raised any objection during the course of assessment proceedings and had participated in the assessment proceedings, the assessment cannot be annulled on the ground that valid notice u/s 143(2) was not served on the assessee. Accordingly in our considered opinion as held by the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of Panchvati Motors (P) Ltd. (supra), assessment cannot be annulled.
