451 ITR 27 (Bom) Prakash Kirshnavtar Bhardwaj v. ITO

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What is 451 ITR 27 (Bom) Prakash Kirshnavtar Bhardwaj v. ITO authority for?

The validity of an approval for reassessment proceedings under section 151 of the Income Tax Act, 1961, hinges on whether it bears the signature, including a digital signature, of the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,314 Indian tax judgments — from 2022 to 2026.

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Prakash Kirshnavtar Bhardwaj v. ITO · 451 ITR 27 (Bom) · section 148 · section 151 · approval for reassessment · digital signature · validity of approval

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing 451 ITR 27 (Bom) Prakash Kirshnavtar Bhardwaj v. ITO

Mahasakthi Bio Enercon Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore vs. ACIT, Central Circle-1, Coimbatore

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 467/CHNY/2025[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai15 Jul 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri George George K & Shri S.R. Raghunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.:467/Chny/2025 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2013-14 Mahasakthi Bio Enercon Private Assistant Commissioner Of Limited, Vs. Income Tax, No.64, Dr. Nanjappa Road, Central Circle -1, Coimbatore – 641 018. Coimbatore. [Pan:Aabci-0022-N] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से/Appellant By : Shri. T. Banusekar, Advocate ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Ms. E. Pavuna Sundari, C.I.T.

For Appellant: Shri. T. Banusekar, AdvocateFor Respondent: Ms. E. Pavuna Sundari, C.I.T
Section 147Section 148Section 151Section 263

…oval was obtained by the Assessing Officer from the prescribed authority before issuance of notice u/s.148 of the Income Tax Act. The ld.AR place a reliance on the decision of the Hon’ble Allahabad High Court in the case of Vikas Gupta v Union of India [2022] 448 ITR 1 (All) wherein it was held as under: “ 6. Facts of Writ Tax No. 554 of 2022 are that as per approval under section 151 of the Act, 1961 for the Assessment Year 2013-14 filed as Annexure-4 to the writ petition, the Principal Commissioner of Income-tax (for short 'PCIT') granted approval on 31-3-2021 at 07:05 P.M., i.e. 19:05 hours by digitally signin…

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