Sumit Balkrishna Gupta v. Asstt. CIT

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What is Sumit Balkrishna Gupta v. Asstt. CIT authority for?

A notice for reassessment issued in the name of a deceased person is void ab initio and cannot be validated by curative provisions like Section 292B or 292BB, as issuing notice to the correct person is a fundamental jurisdictional requirement.

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Sumit Balkrishna Gupta · notice to dead person · void notice · Section 147 · Section 148 · Section 292B · Section 292BB · legal representative · reopening of assessment · jurisdiction

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing Sumit Balkrishna Gupta v. Asstt. CIT

INCOME TAX OFFICER WARD -2 (1), AMRITSAR vs. MS. SAVITA BANSAL, THROUGH LEGAL HEIR SH. PARVEEN KUMAR BANSAL, AMRITSAR

In the result, the revenue’s appeal stands dismissed

ITA 240/ASR/2023[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Amritsar21 Aug 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am & Hon’Ble Shri Udayan Das Gupta, Jm 1. आयकर अपील सं. / Ita No. 240/Asr/2023 (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Income Tax Officer Smt. Savita Bansal Ward-2(1) बनाम/ (Through L/H Shri Parveen Kumar Bansal) Amritsar 143001 H.No. 272, Green Avenue Vs. Amritsar-143001. "थायीलेखासं./Pan. Abmpb-3594-K (Assessee) / Acnpk-4131-D (Lh) (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) & 2. Cross Objection No. 1/Amritsar/2024 (In Ita No. 240/Asr/2023) (िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2016-17) Smt. Savita Bansal Income Tax Officer बनाम/ (Through L/H Shri Parveen Kumar Bansal) Ward-2(1) H.No. 272, Green Avenue Amritsar 143001 Vs. Amritsar-143001. "थायीलेखासं./Pan. Abmpb-3594-K (Assessee) / Acnpk-4131-D (Lh) (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) : (""थ" / Respondent) अपीलाथ"कीओरसे/Appellant By : Dr Rakesh Gupta (Advocate) –Ld. Ar ""थ"कीओरसे/Respondent By : Shri B. Srinivas Kumar (Cit) – Ld. Dr सुनवाईकीतारीख/Date Of Hearing : 10-07-2025 घोषणाकीतारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 21-08-2025 आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () Aforesaid Appeal By Revenue For Assessment Year (Ay) 2016- 1. 17 Arises Out Of An Order Of Ld. Commissioner Of Income Tax

For Appellant: Dr Rakesh Gupta (Advocate) –Ld. ARFor Respondent: Shri B. Srinivas Kumar (CIT) – Ld. DR
Section 10(38)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)

…the correct person. This requirement of issuing notice to a correct person and not to a dead person is not merely a procedural requirement but is a condition precedent to the impugned notice being valid in law. (See Sumit Balkrishna Gupta v. Asstt. CIT [2019] 414 ITR 292 (Bom); [2019] 2 TMI 1209- Bombay High Court). 27. In Chandreshbhai Jayantibhai Patel v. ITO [2019] 413 ITR 276 (Guj.), [2019] (1) TMI 353-the Gujarat High Court has also held (page 290 of 413 ITR): "the question that therefore arises for consideration is whether the notice under section 148 of the Act issued against the deceased-assessee can be s…

LATE ABDUL RAHIMAN IBRAHIM PATAIT L/H MUJEEB PATAIT,RATNAGIRI vs. INCOME TAX OFFICER, RATNAGIRI

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 1570/PUN/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Pune31 Jul 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Dr.Dipak P. Ripote & Shri Vinay Bhamoreआयकर अपील सं. / Ita No.1570/Pun/2025 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2017-18 Late Abdul Rahiman Ibrahim V The Income Tax Officer, Patait Through Legal Heir S Ward-1, Ratnagiri. Mujeeb Abdul Patait, 318, Kanhe Mohala, Ap Kanhe, Tal Chiplun, Ratnagiri-415604. Pan: Adspp6791D Appellant/ Assessee Respondent / Revenue Assessee By None Revenue By Shri Arvind Renge – Addl.Cit(Dr) Date Of Hearing 28/07/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 31/07/2025 आदेश/ Order Per Dr. Dipak P. Ripote, Am: This Is An Appeal Filed By Mr.Mujeeb Patait As Legal Heir Of Late Abdul Rahiman Ibrahim Patait, Against The Order Of Ld.Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeal)[Nfac], Passed Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 For The A.Y.2017-18 Dated 25.03.2025, Emanating From Order U/S.147 R.W.S 144 Of The Income

Section 142(1)Section 147Section 159Section 250

…आयकर अपीलीय अिधकरण ”एस एम सी” "ायपीठ पुणेम"। IN THE INCOME TAX APPELLATE TRIBUNAL PUNE BENCHES “SMC” :: PUNE BEFORE DR.DIPAK P. RIPOTE, ACCOUNTANT MEMBER AND SHRI VINAY BHAMORE, JUDICIAL MEMBER आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No.1570/PUN/2025 िनधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year: 2017-18 Late Abdul Rahiman Ibrahim V The Income Tax Officer, Patait through Legal Heir s Ward-1, Ratnagiri. Mujeeb Abdul Patait, 318, Kanhe Mohala, AP Kanhe, Tal Chiplun, Ratnagiri-415604. PAN: ADSPP6791D Appellant/ Assessee Respondent / Revenue Assessee by None Revenue by Shri Arvind Renge – Addl.CIT(DR) Date of hearing 28/07/2025 Date of pronouncement 3…

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