CIT v. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

340 ITR 66High Court2012#978 most cited

What is CIT v. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. authority for?

A reassessment order cannot be upheld if the reasons recorded for reopening the assessment under Section 147 are furnished to the assessee only after the completion of the reassessment, or are not furnished at all. The assessee has a fundamental right to be provided with these reasons to file objections.

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CIT v. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. · Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. · Section 147 · Section 148 · reopening of assessment · reassessment proceedings · reasons recorded · furnishing of reasons · notice under section 148 · void ab initio · income escaping assessment · objection to reasons

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Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd.

Shri S. Subash Chand Nahar, Chennai vs. DCIT, Central Circle-II(1), Chennai

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 700/CHNY/2022[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai31 Jan 2023AY 2006-07

Bench: Shri Mahavir Singhand Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwalआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.700/Chny/2022 िनधा"रण वष" /Assessment Year: 2006-07 Shri S. Subash Chand Nahar, The Dy. Commissioner Of No.6/1, Nahar Drive, Income, Maharani Chinnamba Road, Vs. Central Circle-Ii(1), Alwarpet, Chennai. Chennai – 600 018. [Pan: Aaepn-6258-P] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" क" ओर से/ Appellant By : Shri G. Baskar & Shri I. Dinesh, Advocates : Shri Ar. V Sreenivasan, Addl. Cit ""यथ" क" ओर से /Respondent By सुनवाई क" तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 30.01.2023 : 31.01.2023 घोषणा क" तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R

For Appellant: Shri G. Baskar & Shri I. Dinesh
Section 132Section 143(2)Section 148Section 153A

…mstances, we submit that the assessment framed by the ld. A.O without providing us a copy of reasons recorded is an invalid assessment. In this respect we place our reliance on the ratio laid down by the Honorable Bombay High Court in the case of CIT vs. VSNL 340 ITR 66(Bom). In this case, it has been held that if A.O fails to provide copy of reasons recorded till completion of assessment, reassessment is invalid. It has also been held by the Honorable Delhi ITAT in the case of sureshchandra vs. ITO 44 (1) (Delhi-ITAT) (2015) IT No. 3061/2012 (unreported) that failure to comply with the procedure prescribed in :-…