Oriental Bank of Commerce v. Addl. CIT

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What is Oriental Bank of Commerce v. Addl. CIT authority for?

If an Assessing Officer reopens an assessment based on specific reasons but makes no additions related to those reasons, the AO cannot then make additions based on entirely different grounds not initially recorded. Such a reassessment order is unsustainable and liable to be quashed.

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Also referred to as

Oriental Bank of Commerce v. Addl. CIT · Section 148 · reopening of assessment · reasons recorded · scope of reassessment · addition on other grounds · unsustainable reassessment

Issues it is cited on

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