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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

ACIT, Aaykar Bhawan, M.K. Road, Mumbai vs. Railroad Logistics India Private Limited, Mumbai

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee is allowed

ITA 3873/MUM/2025[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai04 Sept 2025AY 2012-13

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Sandeep Gosain & Shri Prabhash Shankaracit Vs. Railroad Logistics India Room No. 607, Aayakar Pvt Ltd Bhavan, Mk Road, Mumbai C/O, Metal Trim, Gala – 400020. No.1, Tankiwala Indl Estate, Steel Made Compound, Marol, Maroshi Road, Mumbai Pan/Gir No. Aaccr3484J (Applicant) (Respondent) Assessee By Shri Satish R. Mody, Adv. Revenue By Shri Annavaran Kasuri, Sr. Ar Date Of Hearing 12.08.2025 Date Of Pronouncement 09.09.2025 आदेश / Order Per Sandeep Gosain, Jm: The Present Appeal Has Been Filed By The Assessee Challenging The Impugned Order 07.03.2025 Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (‘The Act’), By The National Faceless Appeal Centre / Cit(A), Mumbai For The Assessment Year 2012- 13. 2. Both The Grounds Raised By The Revenue Are Interrelated & Interconnected & Relates To Challenging The Order Of Ld. Cit(A) In Terming The Order Passed By Ao As Infructuous.

Section 139Section 142(1)Section 143(3)Section 144Section 144BSection 147Section 148Section 250Section 263

before us and also the orders passed by the revenue authorities. From the records we noticed that, the case of the assessee was reopened and assessment was completed u/s 144 r.w.s 147 on 12.12.2019 determining the total income at Rs.5,04,23.261/-. The said assessment order was subsequently set aside ... facie, there is no suppression of relevant facts by the assessee in the present case which warrants the reassessment and therefore the reopening of assessment is invalid and unsustainable. As we have held the validity of reassessment proceeding to be non-est, the subsequent revisionary order passed

DCIT, Circle- 24(2), New Delhi vs. Superstar Innovation Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

In the result, appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 834/DEL/2018[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi04 Sept 2025AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri Vikas Awasthy & Shri Avdhesh Kumar Mishraआअसं.834/िद"ी/2018(िन.व. 2009-10) Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax, Circle-24(2), R. No. 328, C.R Building, I.P Estate, ...... अपीलाथ"/Appellant New Delhi बनाम Vs. M/S. Superstar Innovation Pvt. Ltd., D-6/6032/2, Ground Floor, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070 ..... "ितवादी/Respondent Pan: Aabcs 7795 Q Co No. 141/Del/2023 (A.Y.2009-10) In Ita No. 834/Del/2018 M/S. Superstar Innovation Pvt. Ltd., D-6/6032/2, Ground Floor, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070 ...... अपीलाथ"/Appellant Pan: Aabcs 7795 Q बनाम Vs. Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax, Circle-24(2), R. No. 328, C.R Building, I.P Estate, ..... "ितवादी/Respondent New Delhi अपीलाथ" "ारा/ Appellant By : Dr. Rakesh Gupta, S/Shri Somil Agarwal, Deepesh Garg & Shrey Jain, Advocates "ितवादी"ारा/Respondent By : Ms. Maninder Kaur & Ms. Neeju Gupta, Sr. Dr सुनवाई क" ितिथ/ Date Of Hearing : 06/06/2025 घोषणा क" ितिथ/ Date Of Pronouncement : : 04/09/2025

For Appellant: Dr. Rakesh Gupta, S/Shri Somil AgarwalFor Respondent: Ms. Maninder Kaur &
Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148

Delhi (hereinafter referred to as 'the CIT(A)’) dated 24.11.2017, for assessment year 2009-10, assailing findings of the CIT(A) in holding reopening of assessment as invalid. 2. The assessee has filed cross objection in appeal by the Revenue supporting the order of CIT(A) and also raising legal ... ground that the assessment order is illegal as the same has been passed without disposing of the objections filed by the assessee against reopening of assessment. 3. Ms. Maninder Kaur, representing the department narrating facts of the case submits that the assessment in the case of assessee

Afi Feed Industries, Khanna vs. Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle-1, Ludhiana

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is to be allowed

ITA 127/CHANDI/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Chandigarh03 Sept 2025AY 2016-17

Bench: SHRI. RAJPAL YADAV (Vice President), SHRI. KRINWANT SAHAY, AM आयकर अपील सं. / ITA No. 127, 90 & 91 /Chd/ 2025 निर्धारण वर्ष / Assessment Year : 2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19 AFI Feed Industries Shop No. 13, Khanna City Centre, G.T. Road, Ground Floor, Bolck-C, Khanna, Punjab-141401 स्थायी लेखा सं./PAN NO: ABDFA5916B अपीलार्थी/Appellant निर्धारिती की ओर से/Assessee by : राजस्व की ओर से / Revenue by : बनाम The DCIT Central Circle-l Ludhiana प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent Shri Ashwani Kumar, Ms. Deepali

For Appellant: Shri Ashwani Kumar & Ms. Deepali Aggarwal,C.A’sFor Respondent: Shri Manav Bansal, CIT, DR
Section 115BSection 132Section 133ASection 148Section 250Section 69B

must form a belief thereon. In the circumstances, there is no merit in the civil appeal. The Department was not entitled to reopen the assessment. Civil appeal is, accordingly, dismissed. II. The Hon'ble Gujarat High Court in the case of M/s Avakar Infrastructure Company Vs. DCIT Circle -9 reported ... mind to record of case to ascertain as to whether cost of investment as declared by assessee was in fact under- reported - Whether reopening of assessment merely on basis of report of DVO was without authority of law and could not be sustained. 7.3 During the course of search

Aviral Marketing Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata vs. DCIT, Circle 4(1), Kolkata

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 1423/KOL/2025[2012-2013]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata03 Sept 2025AY 2012-2013

Bench: Shri Rajesh Kumar & Shri Pradip Kumar Choubeyassessment Year: 2012-13 Aviral Marketing Pvt. Ltd…….……………..............................……….……Appellant 7, Camac Street, Azimganj House, 1St Floor, Shakespeare Sarani, Kol- 700017. [Pan: Aacca3794N] Vs. Dcit, Circle-4(1), Kolkata……………………………….....……...…..…..Respondent Appearances By: Shri Manoj Kataruka, Advocate, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri Ruchika Sharma, Sr. Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : September 02, 2025 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : September 03, 2025 Order Per Rajesh Kumar: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Assessee Against The Order Dated 07.11.2024 Of The National Faceless Appeal Centre [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Ld. Cit(A)”] Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 [Hereinafter Referred To As The “Act”].

Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148Section 250Section 68

Income Tax Act, 1961 [hereinafter referred to as the “Act”]. 2. The issue raised in Ground No.1 & 2 is against the invalid reopening of assessment u/s 147 of the Act by the Assessing Officer which was upheld by the ld. CIT(A) and accordingly the reassessment framed as well ... validity of the proceedings under Section 147 of the said Act. The Tribunal, in essence, held that the purported reasons for reopening the assessments were entirely vague and devoid of any material. As such, on the available material, no reasonable person could have any reason to believe that income