CIT v. Usha International Ltd.

348 ITR 485High Court2012#382 most cited

What is CIT v. Usha International Ltd. authority for?

A reassessment is invalid due to 'mere change of opinion' if an issue was raised during original assessment but no addition was made, implying the issue was examined. However, if a subject matter was not examined and no opinion was formed, the principle of 'change of opinion' does not apply.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 366,005 Indian tax judgments — from 2011 to 2026.

Also referred to as

Usha International Ltd · Section 147 · Section 148 · change of opinion · mere change of opinion · reassessment validity · query raised no addition · issue not examined · reason to believe · Kelvinator principle · fresh tangible material · escapement of income

Also reported as

25 Taxmann.com 200210 Taxmann 188254 CTR 509

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Usha International Ltd.

Joshi Technologies International Inc., Ahmedabad vs. The Asstt. DIT, (Intl. Taxn.), Ahmedabad

In the result appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 2389/AHD/2015[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad17 Aug 2022AY 2006-07

Bench: Shri Mahavir Prasad & Shri Waseem Ahmedassessment Year : 2003-04 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Asst. Commissioner Of Income- 402, Heritage, Off. Ashram Road, Vs Tax (International Taxation), Usmanpura, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Pan : Aaacj 9592 P Assessment Year : 2006-07 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Dy. Commissioner Of Income- 701, Parshwanath E Square, Vs Tax (International Taxation-1), Prahladnagar Garden, Near Titanium Ahmedabad Building, Satellite, Ahmedabad Pan : Aaacj 9592 P अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "त् यथ"/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri S.N. Soparkar, Sr. Advocate With Shri Yogesh G. Shah, Ar Revenue By : Shri Alok Kumar, Cit-Dr & Shri Atul Pandey, Sr Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 02/08/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 17/08/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per Waseem Ahmed, Am : These Are The Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against Two Separate Orders Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Gandhinagar Dated 12.01.2010 & Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals)-13, Ahmedabad Dated 29.05.2015 Passed For Assessment Years 2003-04 & 2006-07 Respectively.

For Appellant: Shri S.N. Soparkar, Sr. Advocate with Shri Yogesh G. Shah, ARFor Respondent: Shri Alok Kumar, CIT-DR &
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 42Section 42(1)(c)Section 80I

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण, अहमदाबाद "यायपीठ ‘डी’ अहमदाबाद। IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “D” BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER Assessment Year : 2003-04 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Asst. Commissioner of Income- 402, Heritage, Off. Ashram Road, Vs tax (International Taxation), Usmanpura, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad PAN : AAACJ 9592 P Assessment Year : 2006-07 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Dy. Commissioner of Income- 701, Parshwanath E Square, Vs tax (International Taxation-1), Prahladnagar Garden, Near Titanium Ahmedabad Building, Sate…

Joshi Technologies International Inc., Ahmedabad vs. The ADIT., (Intnl.Taxn.), Ahmedabad

In the result appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 1128/AHD/2010[2003-04]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad17 Aug 2022AY 2003-04

Bench: Shri Mahavir Prasad & Shri Waseem Ahmedassessment Year : 2003-04 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Asst. Commissioner Of Income- 402, Heritage, Off. Ashram Road, Vs Tax (International Taxation), Usmanpura, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Pan : Aaacj 9592 P Assessment Year : 2006-07 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Dy. Commissioner Of Income- 701, Parshwanath E Square, Vs Tax (International Taxation-1), Prahladnagar Garden, Near Titanium Ahmedabad Building, Satellite, Ahmedabad Pan : Aaacj 9592 P अपीलाथ"/ (Appellant) "त् यथ"/ (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri S.N. Soparkar, Sr. Advocate With Shri Yogesh G. Shah, Ar Revenue By : Shri Alok Kumar, Cit-Dr & Shri Atul Pandey, Sr Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 02/08/2022 घोषणा क" तार"ख /Date Of Pronouncement: 17/08/2022 आदेश/O R D E R Per Waseem Ahmed, Am : These Are The Appeals Filed By The Assessee Against Two Separate Orders Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), Gandhinagar Dated 12.01.2010 & Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals)-13, Ahmedabad Dated 29.05.2015 Passed For Assessment Years 2003-04 & 2006-07 Respectively.

For Appellant: Shri S.N. Soparkar, Sr. Advocate with Shri Yogesh G. Shah, ARFor Respondent: Shri Alok Kumar, CIT-DR &
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 42Section 42(1)(c)Section 80I

…आयकर अपील"य अ"धकरण, अहमदाबाद "यायपीठ ‘डी’ अहमदाबाद। IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL “D” BENCH, AHMEDABAD BEFORE SHRI MAHAVIR PRASAD, JUDICIAL MEMBER AND SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER Assessment Year : 2003-04 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Asst. Commissioner of Income- 402, Heritage, Off. Ashram Road, Vs tax (International Taxation), Usmanpura, Ahmedabad Ahmedabad PAN : AAACJ 9592 P Assessment Year : 2006-07 Joshi Technologies International Inc., Dy. Commissioner of Income- 701, Parshwanath E Square, Vs tax (International Taxation-1), Prahladnagar Garden, Near Titanium Ahmedabad Building, Sate…

Iris Engineering Industries P Ltd., Chennai vs. ACIT, Coimbatore

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 1437/CHNY/2017[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai08 Jun 2022AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri V. Durga Rao & Shri G. Manjunathaआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1437/Chny/2017 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2012-13 M/S. Iris Engineering Industries Pvt. The Assistant Commissioner Of Ltd., (Now Known As M/S. Ravilla Vs. Income Tax, Corporate Circle 2, Aerospace Industries P. Ltd.), No. 178, Coimbatore. Aerodrome Road, Singanallur, Coimbatore 641 005. [Pan:Aaaci8996G] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से / Appellant By : Shri S. Sridhar, Advocate ""थ" की ओर से/Respondent By : Dr. S. Palani Kumar, Cit सुनवाई की तारीख/ Date Of Hearing : 21.03.2022 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 08.06.2022 आदेश /O R D E R Per V. Durga Rao,: This Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Of The Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) 1, Coimbatore Dated 31.03.2017 Relevant To The Assessment Year 2012-13 In Confirming The Levy Of Penalty Under Section 271(1)(C) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [“Act” In Short].

For Appellant: Shri S. Sridhar, AdvocateFor Respondent: Dr. S. Palani Kumar, CIT
Section 133ASection 139(1)Section 139(4)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 271(1)(c)

…viz. Hon'ble Calcutta High Court’s decision in the case of CIT V Prasanna Dugar [2015] 371 ITR 19 (followed by dismissal of SLP by Hon'ble Supreme Court reported at 373 ITR 681, Hon'ble Delhi High Court's decision in the case of CIT Vs Usha International Ltd 254 CTR 509, Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High court in the case of Rajesh Chawla Vs CIT 154 Taxman 364 and Hon'ble High Court of Madras in the case of R. Padmanabhan 371 ITR 211. 7 I.T.A. No.1437/Chny/17 8. The facts of the case laws quoted by the assessee are not relevant to the assessee's case. In the case of E. Krishnappa quoted by the assessee, the facts…

Abhishek Agarwal, Nani Daman vs. ITO, Daman Ward, Daman

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 97/SRT/2018[2007-08]Status: DisposedITAT Surat06 Jan 2022AY 2007-08

Bench: Shri Pawan Singh, Hon'Ble & Dr.Arjun Lal Saini, Hon'Bleआ.अ.सं./I.T.A No.97/Srt/2018 िनधा"रणवष"/Assessment Year: 2007-08 Abhishek Agarwal Vs. The Income Tax Officer, Radha Madhav Kunj, Opp. Gem Daman Ward, Daman. Plaza, College Road, Nani Daman. [Pan: Adxpa8893P अपीलाथ" /Assessee ""थ"/Respondent िनधा"रतीकीओरसे /Assessee By Shri Rasesh Shah, C.A. राज"कीओरसे /Revenue By Mrs. Anupama Singla – Sr. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/ Date Of Hearing: 14.10.2020 उद्घोषणाकीतारीख/Pronouncement On: 06.01.2022

Section 132Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 68

…as follows: “24. It would also be profitable to refer to the decision of Central Warehousing Corpn. (supra) and CIT v. Kelvinator of India Ltd. [2002] 123 Taxman 433/256 ITR 1 (Delhi) and CIT v. Usha International Ltd. [2012] 25 taxmann.com 200/210 Taxman 188/348 ITR 485 (Delhi) and several other decisions wherein it has been repeatedly held that reopening initiated without any failure on the part of the Assessee in fully and truly disclosing all material facts without any fresh tangible material deserves to be quashed. In view of the aforesaid test laid down by this Court for re-opening of the assessment in case…

La Cera Mall Pvt Ltd., Mumbai vs. ITO Ward 12 (3)(3), Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is hereby allowed and the appeal filed by the revenue is hereby dismissed

ITA 337/MUM/2020[2010-11]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai30 Nov 2021AY 2010-11

Bench: Shri M. Balaganesh, Am & Shri Amarjit Singh, Jm आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No. 337/Mum/2020 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year:2010-11) La Cera Mall Pvt. Ltd. बिधम/ The Income Tax Officer Plot No.44/A, Govt. Ind. Ward-12(3)(3) Vs. Est., Opp. Ipca Room No.224, Aayakar Laboratories, M. G. Road, Bhavan, M. K. Road, Mumbai- Charkop, Kandiwali (West), 400020. Mumbai-400067. आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No. 461/Mum/2020 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2010-11) The Income Tax Officer बिधम/ La Cera Mall Pvt. Ltd. Ward-12(3)(3) Plot No.44/A, Govt. Ind. Vs. Room No.224, Aayakar Est., Opp. Ipca Bhavan, M. K. Road, Laboratories, M. G. Road, Mumbai-400020. Charkop, Kandiwali (West), Mumbai-400067. स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Aaacl9996K (अपीलाथी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) Assessee By: Shri Neelkanth Khandelwal Revenue By: Shri Mehul Jain सुनवाई की तारीख / Date Of Hearing: 21/10/2021 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement: 30/11/2021 आदेश / O R D E R Per Amarjit Singh (Jm): The Assessee As Well As Revenue Have Filed The Above Mentioned Appeals Against The Order Dated 30.10.2019 Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals) -21, Mumbai [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Cit(A)”] Relevant To The A.Y. 2010-11. 461/M/2020 A.Y. 2010-11

For Appellant: Shri Neelkanth KhandelwalFor Respondent: Shri Mehul Jain
Section 133(6)Section 143(1)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 68

…on of a reason to believe that income has escaped assessment. A reason to believe is 7 461/M/2020 A.Y. 2010-11 what is relevant and not an established fact of escapement of income. Reliance is also placed on the judgement in the case of M/s Usha International 348 ITR 485 (Delhi High Court) 7, In view of the above, I have reason to believe that an amount of Rs. 5,05,00,000/— chargeable to tax has escaped assessment for A.Y.2010-11. By reason of the failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for its assessment for the said assessment year, this is a fit case to re-o…

Joshi Technologies International Inc., Ahmedabad vs. The Asstt. DIT, (Intl. Taxn.), Ahmedabad

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is partly allowed

ITA 2388/AHD/2015[2004-05]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad25 Oct 2021AY 2004-05

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed & Ms. Madhumita Royआयकर अपील सं./Ita Nos.2388-2389/Ahd/2015 िनधा"रण वष"/Asstt. Years: 2004-2005 & 2006-07 Joshi Technologies International Inc., A.D.I.T(International Prahaladnagar Garden, Vs. Tax), 701 Parshwanath E Square, Ahmedabad. Near Titanium, Building Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015. Pan: Aaacj9592P

For Appellant: Shri Yogesh Shah, A.RFor Respondent: Shri Mohd. Usman, CIT.D.R
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 234BSection 250Section 42

…आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण, अहमदाबाद "यायपीठ IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL, ‘’ D’’ BENCH, AHMEDABAD (CONDUCTED THROUGH VIRTUAL COURT AT AHMEDABAD) BEFORE SHRI WASEEM AHMED, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER And Ms. MADHUMITA ROY, JUDICIAL MEMBER आयकर अपील सं./ITA Nos.2388-2389/AHD/2015 िनधा"रण वष"/Asstt. Years: 2004-2005 & 2006-07 Joshi Technologies International Inc., A.D.I.T(International Prahaladnagar Garden, Vs. Tax), 701 Parshwanath E Square, Ahmedabad. Near Titanium, Building Satellite, Ahmedabad-380015. PAN: AAACJ9592P And आयकर अपील सं./ITA No.2258/AHD/2015 िनधा"रण वष"/Asstt. Year: 2006-07 D.C.I.T(International Taxation…