Praful Chunnilal Patel v. M.J. Makwana
258 ITR 126High Court2002#6324 most cited
What is Praful Chunnilal Patel v. M.J. Makwana authority for?
An Assessing Officer must make independent inquiries to form a belief that income has escaped assessment; initiating reassessment based solely on information from another officer without independent verification or forming their own opinion is not permissible.
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Praful Chunnilal Patel v. M.J. Makwana · reassessment · reason to believe · section 147 · independent enquiry · assessing officer · full and true disclosure · change of opinion · George Williamson (Assam) Ltd.