Jagat Jayantilal Parikh v. Deputy Commissioner of Income- Tax
355 ITR 400High Court2013#10898 most cited
What is Jagat Jayantilal Parikh v. Deputy Commissioner of Income- Tax authority for?
Reopening of assessment proceedings is invalid if the reasons for reopening are identical to an audit report, indicating a lack of independent application of mind and subjective satisfaction by the Assessing Officer. The Assessing Officer must form an independent belief for the reopening notice to be sustained.
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Also referred to as
Jagat Jayantilal Parikh v. Dy.CIT · section 147 · reopening of assessment · independent application of mind · audit objection · subjective satisfaction · Assessing Officer belief · validity of notice