Ganga Saran and Sons P. Ltd. v. ITO
What is Ganga Saran and Sons P. Ltd. v. ITO authority for?
The court can examine whether the Assessing Officer had material to form a 'reason to believe' that income had escaped assessment, though the sufficiency of those reasons is not investigable. The 'reason to believe' must stem from an honest and reasonable person's grounds suggesting income escapement.
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Ganga Saran and Sons P. Ltd. v. ITO · 132 ITR 707 · HC · 1981 · Section 147 · Section 148 · Section 149 · Section 151 · reason to believe · income escaping assessment · tangible material · borrowed satisfaction · non-application of mind · material facts necessary for assessment · first proviso to section 147
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