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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

Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle 3(2), Kolkata, Aayakar Bhawan Poorva vs. M/S. Delightful Estate Developers LLP, Kolkata

In the result, the CO of the assessee is allowed and the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed as infructuous

ITA 2309/KOL/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata04 Mar 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Rajesh Kumar, Am & Shri Sonjoy Sarma, Jm M/S Delightful Estate Developers Llp Acit, Cc 3(2), Kolkata Hasting Chamber, 5 Th Floor, Acit, Central Circle 3(2), Aaykar Room No.5C, 7C, Kiran Bhavan Poorva, 5Th Floor, 110, Vs. Shanti Pally, Kolkata-700107, Shankar Roy Road Kolkata West Bengal G.P.O. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal (Respondent) (Appellant) Pan No. Aamfd0344A Co No.04/Kol/2025 (Assessment Year: 2017-18) M/S Delightful Estate Developers Llp Acit, Cc 3(2), Kolkata Hasting Chamber, 5 Th Floor, Acit, Central Circle 3(2), Aaykar Room No.5C, 7C, Kiran Bhavan Poorva, 5 Th Floor, 110, Vs. Shankar Roy Road Kolkata Shanti Pally, Kolkata-700107, West Bengal G.P.O. Kolkata-700001, West Bengal (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Sunil Surana, Ar Revenue By : Shri Rajat Datta, Dr Date Of Hearing: 28.01.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 04.03.2025

For Appellant: Shri Sunil Surana, ARFor Respondent: Shri Rajat Datta, DR
Section 144BSection 147Section 148Section 37Section 47Section 68

challenging the deletion of addition of ₹72,89,457/-, whereas the assessee has challenged by way of cross objection the legality of reopening of assessment by the ld. AO u/s 147 of the Act. Since, the assessee has raised legal issue in the ground no.3 qua reopening of assessment ... court in the CIT vs. Insecticides (India) Ltd. (2013) 38 taxmann.com 403 (Delhi), wherein the Hon'ble High Court has held that the reopening of assessment cannot be allowed on the basis of sanctity, vague reasons, where the ld. AO has not mentioned in the reasons recorded the details

Income Tax Officer Ward 4 1 Kolkata, Kolkata vs. Panel Commerce Pvt Ltd, Kolkata

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 1292/KOL/2023[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata04 Mar 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Shri Rajesh Kumar, Am & Shri Sonjoy Sarma, Jm Panel Commerce Pvt. Ltd. Income Tax Officer, Ward 4(2) 4 Synagogue Street, Aaykar Bhavan, P-7, 8Th Floor, Room No. 814, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata- Vs. Kolkata-700001, 700069, West Bengal West Bengal (Appellant) (Respondent) Pan No. Aagcp4413P Co No. 1/Kol/2024 (Arising In Ita No.1929/Kol/2023 For A.Y. 2013-14) Panel Commerce Pvt. Ltd. Income Tax Officer, Ward 4(2) 4 Synagogue Street, Aaykar Bhavan, P-7, 8Th Floor, Room No. 814, Chowringhee Square, Kolkata- Vs. Kolkata-700001, 700069, West Bengal West Bengal (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By : Shri Sunil Surana, Ar Revenue By : Shri Raghuveer Madanappa, Dr Date Of Hearing: 30.01.2025 Date Of Pronouncement : 04.03.2025

For Appellant: Shri Sunil Surana, ARFor Respondent: Shri Raghuveer Madanappa, DR
Section 147Section 148Section 68

same assessment year has been allowed by the Tribunal in ITA No. 1116/KOL/2023 for A.Y. 2013-14 vide order dated 08.02.2024, wherein the reopening of assessment has been quashed. The ld. AR therefore prayed that the appeal of the Revenue against the same appellate order passed ... other hand submitted that it is true that the Tribunal has decided legal issue in favour of the assessee by quashing the reopening of assessment, however, the appeal of the Department could not be clubbed with the assessee’s appeal and therefore, could not be decided together with the assessee