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“reopening of assessment”

ReassessmentSections 147-151Sections 147-1514,262 judgments

The decision most relied on for reopening of assessment is GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. v. ITO (259 ITR 19), cited in 1,349 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on reopening of assessment

GKN Driveshafts (India) Ltd. v. ITO
259 ITR 19 · 2003 · Supreme Court
1,349
citing judgments

When a notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act is issued, the Assessing Officer is bound to furnish reasons for reopening upon the assessee's request and must dispose of the assessee's objections to the notice by passing a speaking order.

ACIT v. Rajesh Jhaveri Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd.
291 ITR 500 · 2007 · Supreme Court
1,030
citing judgments

For initiating reassessment proceedings under Section 147, the Assessing Officer needs only prima facie material providing a reason to believe that income has escaped assessment. Conclusive proof or the sufficiency/correctness of the material is not required at the stage of issuing the notice under Section 148.

Raymond Woollen Mills Ltd. v. ITO
236 ITR 34 · 1999 · Supreme Court
862
citing judgments

For reassessment proceedings under Section 148, the Assessing Officer only needs prima facie material to have a reason to believe income has escaped assessment. Conclusive proof or evaluation of the sufficiency and correctness of such material is not required at the stage of issuing the notice.

CIT v. Lovely Exports (P) Ltd.
216 CTR 195 · 2008 · Supreme Court
854
citing judgments

If an assessee company receives share application money from alleged bogus shareholders and provides their details to the Assessing Officer, no addition can be made under Section 68 in the company's hands; the Department must proceed against the shareholders by reopening their individual assessments.

CIT v. Jet Airways (I) Ltd.
331 ITR 236 · 2011 · High Court
694
citing judgments

The Assessing Officer loses jurisdiction and the entire reassessment becomes invalid if no addition is made in respect of the income that formed the basis of the reopening. Explanation 3 to Section 147 does not permit assessing other escaped income unless an addition is made for the original income forming the reason to believe.

CIT v. RRJ Securities Ltd.
380 ITR 612 · 2016 · High Court
689
citing judgments

Completed assessments can be interfered with under Section 153A or 153C only on the basis of incriminating material unearthed during the search, necessitating a direct correlation between the discovered material and the power to assess or reopen concluded assessments.

Union of India v. Ashish Agarwal
444 ITR 1 · 2022 · Supreme Court
524
citing judgments

Notices issued under the unamended Section 148 of the Income-tax Act between April 1, 2021, and May 4, 2022, must be treated as notices issued under the new Section 148A(b) of the amended law. This requires the Assessing Officer to follow the procedure prescribed under the amended reassessment provisions, including issuing an order under Section 148A(d) before a fresh notice under Section 148.

PCIT v. Meenakshi Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
395 ITR 677 · 2017 · High Court
471
citing judgments

Reassessment proceedings initiated solely based on an investigation wing/appraisal report, without the Assessing Officer's independent application of mind to form a 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment, are beyond jurisdiction, bad in law, and void ab initio.

Judgments citing reopening of assessment

Guiness Finance & Leasing Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata vs. ITO, Ward 6(2), Kolkata

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed and the appeal of Revenue is dismissed

ITA 1633/KOL/2025[2015-2016]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata13 Nov 2025AY 2015-2016

Bench: Shri Rajesh Kumar & Shri Pradip Kumar Choubeyassessment Year: 2015-16 Guiness Finance & Leasing Pvt. Ltd..….……………….……….……….……Appellant 3Rd Floor, Baid Property, 10, Canning Street, Burra Bazar, Kol-1.. [Pan: Aabck1388B] Vs. Ito, Ward-6(2), Kolkata….……………………………….....……...…..…..Respondent Appearances By: Shri Miraj D Shah, Ar, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri Sandeep Lakra, Addl. Cit-Sr. Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : October 30, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : November 13, 2025 Order Per Pradip Kumar Choubey: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 16.05.2025 Of The National Faceless Appeal Centre [Hereinafter Referred To As ‘Cit(A)’] Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Act’). Brief Facts Of The Case Of The Assessee Are That The Assessee 2. Company Filed Its Return Of Income For The A.Y 2015-16 On 30.09.2015 Declaring Total Income Of Rs.Nil. The Said Return Was Selected For Scrutiny On The Reason That The Assessee Is The Beneficiary Of Credit Of Rs.1,28,38,232/- From Penny Stock Company M/S Steel Exchange Ltd. Notices U/S 143(2) & 142(1) Of The Act Were Issued & Thereafter, The Case Of The Assessee Reopened By Issuing Notice U/S 148 Of The Act On 14.07.2022. The Assessing Officer Passed An Ex Parte Order U/S 147 Guiness Finance & Leasing Pvt. Ltd R.W.S. 144B Of The Act On 29.05.2023 Adding Rs.1,28,38,391/- To The Total Income Of The Assessee.

Section 143(2)Section 147Section 148Section 148ASection 149Section 149(1)(b)Section 250

cases where income escaping assessment amounts to ₹50 lakhs or more, assessments can be reopened within ten years. The new regime prohibits reopening of assessments that were time-barred under the old regime. The provisions of section 149 of the new regime are as under: 8 Guiness Finance & Leasing

Anand Ashok Chandavarkar, Mumbai vs. Income Tax Officer Ward 31 1 1 Mumbai, Mumbai

In the result, the grounds of appeal and the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed for statistical purposes

ITA 3808/MUM/2024[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai12 Nov 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Shri Narender Kumar Choudhry & Shri Prabhash Shankaranand Ashok Chandavarkar V/S. Income Tax Officer, Ward – C/O S.S. Tumkar, 202, Shreeji बनाम 31(1)(1), Room No. 203, 2Nd Darshan Chsl, Hanuman Floor, Kautilya Bhavan, C-41 Road, Ville Parle East, To C-43, G-Block, Bandra Mumbai – 400 057, Kurla Complex, Bandra Maharashtra (East), Mumbai – 400 051, Maharashtra स्थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No: Ablpc0382R Appellant/अपीलार्थी .. Respondent/प्रतिवादी

For Appellant: Shri Jitendra Singh & Ms. Shivali MhatreFor Respondent: Shri Bhagirath Ramawat (Sr. DR)
Section 144Section 147Section 148Section 69A

same is illegal, arbitrary and perverse on the following amongst other grounds which are urged without prejudice to one another. 2. Reopening of assessment without serving the notice under section 148 of the Act is bad in law The Ld. CIT(A) fell in error of law in upholding ... action of the action of the Ld. AO in reopening the assessment of the Appellant without serving any valid notice issued under section 148 of the Act The Appellant, therefore, prays that impugned order passed by the Ld.CIT(A) upholding the reassessment order passed without serving a valid notice under

Tika Ram Education Society, Sonipat, Haryana vs. DCIT/ACIT(E)(C-2), Chandigarh

In the result, the appeal of the Assessee is allowed

ITA 1140/CHANDI/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh11 Nov 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Rajpal Yadav & Shri Krinwant Sahayआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No. 1140/Chd/2024 "नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2015-16 Tika Ram Educational The Dcit/ Acit, बनाम Society, C-2, Crz Senior Secondary School, Chandigarh Vs. West Ram Nagar, Sonepat 131001 "थायी लेखा सं./Pan No. Aabtt1486A अपीलाथ"/Appellant ""यथ"/Respondent ( Physical Hearing ) "नधा"रती क" ओर से/Assessee By : Sh. Dhruv Goel, Ca राज"व क" ओर से/ Revenue By : Dr. Ranjit Kaur, Addl. Addl. Cit, Sr. Dr सुनवाई क" तार"ख/Date Of Hearing : 12-8-2025 उदघोषणा क" तार"ख/Date Of Pronouncement : 11.11.2025 आदेश/Order Per Krinwant Sahay, Am: Appeal In This Case Has Been Filed By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 22.10.2204 Of Ld. Cit(A), National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi For A.Y. 2015-16. 2. Grounds Of Appeal Are As Under:

For Appellant: Sh. Dhruv Goel, CAFor Respondent: Dr. Ranjit Kaur, Addl. Addl. CIT, Sr. DR
Section 10Section 12ASection 143(2)Section 144Section 148

Educational Society, Sonepat 1. That learned CITA (NFAC) has erred in law and facts in confirming the action of learned AO for reopening of assessment u/s 148 2. That the learned CITA (NFAC) has erred in law and facts in confirming the additions in Assessment order which is completed ... judicial discipline, CBDT Circular, amendment to Income Tax Act as well as not providing the tangible material relied while recording the reasons for reopening of assessment by AO 3 1140-c-2024 – Tika Ram Educational Society, Sonepat 7. The appellant craves leave to add to or amend the aforesaid grounds

M/S. Ambattur Developers Pvt. Ltd., Chennai vs. ITO, Corporate Ward-1(1), Chennai

ITA 2601/CHNY/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai11 Nov 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Manu Kumar Giri & Shri S.R. Raghunathaआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.: 2601/Chny/2024 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year: 2015-16 M/S. Ambattur Developers Private Limited, (Amalgamated With Ambattur Hotels Private Limited) No. 86/E2, Industrial Estate, Ambattur, Chennai - 600 058. Tamil Nadu. [Pan: Aaeca-7490-D] (अपीलार्थी/Appellant) Income Tax Officer, Vs. Corporate Ward- 1(1), Chennai. (प्रत्यर्थी/Respondent) अपीलार्थी की ओर से/Appellant By प्रत्यर्थी की ओर से/Respondent By : Shri. R. Vijayaraghavan, Advocate : Shri. Bipin, C.N., Cit सुनवाई की तारीख /Date Of Hearing घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 09.09.2025 : 11.11.2025 आदेश /Order Per S.R.Raghunatha, Am : This Appeal By The Assessee Is Filed Against The Order Of The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeal), Nfac, Delhi, (In Short Ld.Cit(A)) For The Assessment Year 2015-16, Vide Order Dated 12.08.2024. 2. The Grounds Raised By The Assessee Are As Follows: :-2-:

For Respondent: Shri. R. Vijayaraghavan, Advocate
Section 50CSection 56(2)(vii)

series of measures to deter the generation and use of unaccounted money. To this end, I propose— • Compulsory reporting of assets held abroad. • Reopening of assessments up to 16 years in relation to assets held abroad. • Tax collection at source on cash purchase of bullion/jewellery exceeding ₹2 lakh