CIT v. Jet Airways (I) Ltd.

331 ITR 236High Court2011#78 most cited

What is CIT v. Jet Airways (I) Ltd. authority for?

The Assessing Officer loses jurisdiction and the entire reassessment becomes invalid if no addition is made in respect of the income that formed the basis of the reopening. Explanation 3 to Section 147 does not permit assessing other escaped income unless an addition is made for the original income forming the reason to believe.

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Jet Airways · Section 147 · Section 148 · reassessment jurisdiction · income escaping assessment · reason to believe · Explanation 3 · scope of reassessment · additions beyond initial reasons · invalid reassessment · 331 ITR 236

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Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Jet Airways (I) Ltd.

Sundeep Garg, Palwal vs. ITO, Ward-2(4), Faridabad

Appeal is allowed

ITA 2010/DEL/2025[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi10 Jul 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Sh. Satbeer Singh Godaraita No. 2010/Del/2025 : Asstt. Year : 2012-13 Sundeep Garg, Vs Income Tax Officer, H.No. D-28, Ward No. 28, Near Old Ward-2(4), Ananj Mandi, Inderpuri Mohalla, Faridabad, Palwal, Haryana-121102 Haryana-122001 (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Abcpg7873N Assessee By: Sh. Vivek Bansal, Adv. & Sh. Sanjay Goel, Adv. Revenue By : Sh. Sudeep Dabas, Sr. Dr Date Of Hearing: 10.07.2025 Date Of Pronouncement: 10.07.2025 Order This Assessee’S Appeal For Assessment Year 2012-13, Arises Against The Cit(A)/Nfac, Delhi’S Din & Order No. Itba/Nfac/S/250/2024-25/1072941414(1) Dated 05.02.2025, In Proceedings U/S 143(3) R.W.S. 147 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (In Short “The Act”).

For Appellant: Sh. Vivek Bansal, Adv. &For Respondent: Sh. Sudeep Dabas, Sr. DR
Section 143(3)Section 68

…IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL DELHI BENCH ‘SMC’, NEW DELHI Before Sh. Satbeer Singh Godara, Judicial Member ITA No. 2010/Del/2025 : Asstt. Year : 2012-13 Sundeep Garg, Vs Income Tax Officer, H.No. D-28, Ward No. 28, Near Old Ward-2(4), Ananj Mandi, Inderpuri MOhalla, Faridabad, Palwal, Haryana-121102 Haryana-122001 (APPELLANT) (RESPONDENT) PAN No. ABCPG7873N Assessee by: Sh. Vivek Bansal, Adv. & Sh. Sanjay Goel, Adv. Revenue by : Sh. Sudeep Dabas, Sr. DR Date of Hearing: 10.07.2025 Date of Pronouncement: 10.07.2025 ORDER This assessee’s appeal for Assessment Year 2012-13, arises against the CIT(A)/NFA…

Harsh Comtrade Pvt Ltd, Surat vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward 5(4), Kolkata

In the result, appeal of the assessee is partly allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 225/KOL/2024[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata01 Jul 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri George Mathanआयकर अपील सं/Ita No.225/Kol/2024 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2012-2013) Harsh Comtrade Private Limited, Vs Ito, Ward-5(4), Kolkata 1/A, Stuti Apartment, Near Ashok Panhouse, City Light, Surat, Gujarat Pan No. :Aabcg 8847 C (अपीलार्थी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent) : Shri Mehul Shah, Ar नििााररती की ओर से /Assessee By राजस्व की ओर से /Revenue By : Shri S.B. Chakraborthy, Addl. Cit-Sr.Dr सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing : 01/07/2025 घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 01/07/2025 आदेश / O R D E R This Is An Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Of The Ld Cit(A), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi, Dated 28.12.2023, Passed In Din & Order No.Itba/Nfac/S/250/2023-24/1059161646(1) For The Assessment Year 2012-2013. 2. Shri Mehul Shah, Ld. Ar Appeared On Behalf Of The Assessee & Shri S.B.Chakraborthy, Ld.Sr. Dr Appeared On Behalf Of The Revenue. 3. At The Time Of Hearing, Ld. Ar Submitted That He Has Filed Written Submissions Before The Tribunal Which Has Been Placed In The Paper Book At Pages 90 To 104 Which Reads As Follows :- Before Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Kolkata - 'Smc' Bench In The Case Of Harsh Comtrade Pvt. Ltd Sub: Written Submission For A.Y. 2012-13 Ref: Assessee'S Appeal No. 225/Kol/2024 Date Of Hearing: 21.08.2024 May It Please To Your Honour 1. In This Case, The Case Is Re-Opened On The Basis Of Reasons For Reopening Recorded On 23.03.2018. The Same Is Reproduced

For Respondent: Shri S.B. Chakraborthy, Addl. CIT-Sr.DR
Section 148

…ee relied upon the decision of the Hon’ble Punjab & Haryana High Court in the case of Atlas Cycle Industries, reported in [1989] 180 ITR 319 (P&H) as also the decision of the Hon’ble Bombay High Court in the case of Jet Airways (I) Limited, reported in (2011) 331 ITR 236 (Bom), wherein it has been held that where the AO does not assess or, as the case may be, reassess the income which he has reason to believe had escaped assessment and which formed the basis of a notice 19 u/s.148 of the Act, it is open to the AO to assess or reassess independently any other income which does not form the subject matter of the n…

Marvelous Cement Private Limited, New Delhi vs. Income Tax Officer Ward 16(4), New Delhi

In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 4099/DEL/2024[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi30 Jun 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Ms.Madhumita Roy & Shri Manish Agarwal[Assessment Year : 2012-13] Marvellous Cement Pvt.Ltd., Vs Income Tax Officer, Flat No.305, 3Rd Floor, Ward-16(4), Bakshi House, 40-41 Nehru New Delhi Place, New Delhi-110019. Pan-Aaecm9931F Appellant Respondent [Assessment Year : 2018-19] Marvellous Cement Pvt.Ltd., Vs National E-Assessment Flat No.305, 3Rd Floor, Centre, New Delhi Bakshi House, 40-41 Nehru Place, New Delhi-110019. Pan-Aaecm9931F Appellant Respondent Appellant By Shri Ashwani Kumar, Ca & Shri Ankur Agarwal, Ca Respondent By Shri Virender Kumar Singh, Sr.Dr Date Of Hearing 05.05.2025 Date Of Pronouncement 30.06.2025 Order Per Manish Agarwal, Am : Both The Captioned Appeals Are Filed By The Assessee Against Two Separate Orders, Both Dated 22.07.2024 Passed By Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre (“Nfac”), Delhi [“Ld.Cit(A)”] In Appeal No. Cit(A), Delhi- 6/10624/2019-20 & Appeal No. Nfac/2017-18/10022053 Respectively, Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [“The Act”]. Both The Appeals Are Arising From The Assessment Orders, Dated 24.12.2019 U/S 143(3)/147 Of The Act & Dt. 15.09.2020

Section 139(1)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 250

…any other addition. For this, he placed reliance on the judgement of Hon’ble jurisdictional High Court in the case of Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. vs CIT [2011] reported in 336 ITR 136 (Delhi) and in the case of CIT-II vs Jet Airways (I) Ltd. reported in [2011] 331 ITR 236 (Bom.). Ld. AR thus requested that the re- assessment order making additions of INR 2,58,87,207/- on the issues which are not the subject matter of reopening and without making additions on the issue for which reasons for reopening the ITA No.4099 & 4100/Del/2024 assessment were recorded, is without jurisdiction and, therefore, the reassessment…

Income Tax Officer Ward-12(2)(1), Mumbai vs. Devraj Multitrade Private Limited, Mumbai

In the result, the appeals of the revenue are dismissed for AYs 2014-15,

ITA 3550/MUM/2023[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai27 Jun 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Rahul Chaudhary & Smt. Renu Jauhriआयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3513/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2013-14) आयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3512/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2014-15) आयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3511/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2015-16) आयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3550/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2016-17)

For Appellant: Shri Ketan VajaniFor Respondent: Smt. Sanyogita Nagpal
Section 144Section 250Section 68

…funds. However, AO is not justified in making the addition on separate issue when there is no addition made on the core issue on which case was reopened. Reliance is placed on the decision of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court, in the case of Jet Airways (1) Ltd, 331 ITR 236 wherein is has been held "Whether, however, if after issuing a notice under section 148, he accepts contention of assessee and holds that income, for which he had initially formed a reason to believe that it had escaped assessment, has, as a matter of fact, not escaped assessment, it is not open to him to independently assess some other income; i…

Income Tax Officer - Ward-12(2)(1), Mumbai vs. Devraj Multitrade Private Limited, Mumbai

In the result, the appeals of the revenue are dismissed for AYs 2014-15,

ITA 3513/MUM/2023[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai27 Jun 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Rahul Chaudhary & Smt. Renu Jauhriआयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3513/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2013-14) आयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3512/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2014-15) आयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3511/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2015-16) आयकर अपील सुं./Ita No. 3550/Mum/2023 (नििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year :2016-17)

For Appellant: Shri Ketan VajaniFor Respondent: Smt. Sanyogita Nagpal
Section 144Section 250Section 68

…funds. However, AO is not justified in making the addition on separate issue when there is no addition made on the core issue on which case was reopened. Reliance is placed on the decision of the Hon'ble Bombay High Court, in the case of Jet Airways (1) Ltd, 331 ITR 236 wherein is has been held "Whether, however, if after issuing a notice under section 148, he accepts contention of assessee and holds that income, for which he had initially formed a reason to believe that it had escaped assessment, has, as a matter of fact, not escaped assessment, it is not open to him to independently assess some other income; i…