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“income escaping assessment”

ReassessmentSection 147Section 1471,518 judgments

The decision most relied on for income escaping assessment is CIT v. Kelvinator of India Ltd. (320 ITR 561), cited in 1,673 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on income escaping assessment

CIT v. Kelvinator of India Ltd.
320 ITR 561 · 2010 · Supreme Court
1,673
citing judgments

An Assessing Officer cannot initiate reassessment proceedings under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act based on a mere change of opinion. Reassessment is permissible only when there is fresh tangible material leading to the belief of income escapement, not merely a review of existing facts.

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. Sun Engineering Works (P) Ltd.
198 ITR 297 · 1992 · Supreme Court
814
citing judgments

A court's pronouncement derives its scope and color from the specific questions involved in the case, thus, due regard must always be given to the questions framed before the court when interpreting its judgment.

ITO v. Lakhmani Mewal Das
103 ITR 437 · 1976 · Supreme Court
721
citing judgments

For reassessment proceedings, the 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment must be based on some material and not mere suspicion, establishing a live link between the information and the belief. Furthermore, for reassessment beyond four years, there must be a specific finding of the assessee's failure to disclose fully and truly all material facts.

Hindustan Lever Ltd. v. R.B. Wadkar
268 ITR 332 · 2004 · High Court
695
citing judgments

The validity of reassessment proceedings initiated under Section 147, by issuing a notice under Section 148, must be judged solely on the reasons originally recorded by the Assessing Officer. These recorded reasons cannot be supplemented, improved upon, or modified at any later stage.

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.

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 income escaping assessment

Chandini Duvvuri, Hyderabad vs. ITO, (Int Taxn)-1, Hyderabad

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are allowed in terms of our aforesaid observations

ITA 1855/HYD/2025[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad30 Jan 2026AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Manjunatha G. & Shri Ravish Soodआ.अपी.सं /Ita No.1842/Hyd/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2016-17) Chandini Duvvuri, Vs. Ito (Int. Taxation)-1, Hyderabad. Hyderabad. Pan: Aympd9716A (Appellant) (Respondent) आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.1855/Hyd/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2017-18) Chandini Duvvuri, Vs. Ito (Int. Taxation)-1, Hyderabad. Hyderabad. Pan: Aympd9716A (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा""रती "ारा/Assessee By: Shri Siva Charan, Ca राज" व "ारा/Revenue By: Shri Sankar Pandi P, Sr. Ar सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing: 28/01/2026 घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of 30/01/2026 Pronouncement: आदेश / Order Per. Ravish Sood, J.M: The Captioned Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against The Respective Orders Passed By The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-10, Hyderabad, Dated 04/09/2025 & 08/09/2025, Which In Turn Arises From The Respective Orders Passed By The Assessing Officer Under Section 147 R.W.S 144 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (For Short, “The Chandini Duvvuri Vs. Ito (Int. Taxn) Act”), Dated 15/05/2024 & 27/05/2025 For Ay 2016-17 & Ay 2017- 18, Respectively. As A Common Issue Is Involved In The Captioned Appeals, Therefore, The Same Are Being Taken Up & Disposed Of By Way Of A Consolidated Order. We Shall First Take Up The Appeal Filed By The Assessee For Ay 2016-17 In Ita No.1842/Hyd/2025 & The Order Therein Passed Shall Apply Mutatis Mutandis For The Purpose Of Disposing Of The Other Appeal. The Assessee Has Assailed The Impugned Order On The Following Grounds Of Appeal Before Us:

For Appellant: Shri Siva Charan, CAFor Respondent: Shri Sankar Pandi P, Sr. AR
Section 147Section 148Section 148ASection 151ASection 251(1)(a)Section 69

under the provisions of Section 144(b) read with Section 151A and the "E- Chandini Duvvuri vs. ITO (Int. Taxn) Assessment Scheme of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022" notified by the Government of India on 29.03.2022 under Section 151A of the Act, is bad and illegal. Summing up his contention ... submitted that after the introduction of the "Faceless Jurisdiction of the Income Tax Authorities Scheme, 2022" and the "e-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022", it is only the “Faceless Assessing Officer” (FAO) who can issue the notice under Section 148 of the Act and not the “Jurisdictional Assessing

Chandini Duvvuri, Hyderabad vs. ITO, (Int Taxn)-1, Hyderabad

In the result, both the appeals filed by the assessee are allowed in terms of our aforesaid observations

ITA 1842/HYD/2025[2016-17]Status: DisposedITAT Hyderabad30 Jan 2026AY 2016-17

Bench: Shri Manjunatha G. & Shri Ravish Soodआ.अपी.सं /Ita No.1842/Hyd/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2016-17) Chandini Duvvuri, Vs. Ito (Int. Taxation)-1, Hyderabad. Hyderabad. Pan: Aympd9716A (Appellant) (Respondent) आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.1855/Hyd/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year: 2017-18) Chandini Duvvuri, Vs. Ito (Int. Taxation)-1, Hyderabad. Hyderabad. Pan: Aympd9716A (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा""रती "ारा/Assessee By: Shri Siva Charan, Ca राज" व "ारा/Revenue By: Shri Sankar Pandi P, Sr. Ar सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing: 28/01/2026 घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of 30/01/2026 Pronouncement: आदेश / Order Per. Ravish Sood, J.M: The Captioned Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against The Respective Orders Passed By The Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals)-10, Hyderabad, Dated 04/09/2025 & 08/09/2025, Which In Turn Arises From The Respective Orders Passed By The Assessing Officer Under Section 147 R.W.S 144 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (For Short, “The Chandini Duvvuri Vs. Ito (Int. Taxn) Act”), Dated 15/05/2024 & 27/05/2025 For Ay 2016-17 & Ay 2017- 18, Respectively. As A Common Issue Is Involved In The Captioned Appeals, Therefore, The Same Are Being Taken Up & Disposed Of By Way Of A Consolidated Order. We Shall First Take Up The Appeal Filed By The Assessee For Ay 2016-17 In Ita No.1842/Hyd/2025 & The Order Therein Passed Shall Apply Mutatis Mutandis For The Purpose Of Disposing Of The Other Appeal. The Assessee Has Assailed The Impugned Order On The Following Grounds Of Appeal Before Us:

For Appellant: Shri Siva Charan, CAFor Respondent: Shri Sankar Pandi P, Sr. AR
Section 147Section 148Section 148ASection 151ASection 251(1)(a)Section 69

under the provisions of Section 144(b) read with Section 151A and the "E- Chandini Duvvuri vs. ITO (Int. Taxn) Assessment Scheme of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022" notified by the Government of India on 29.03.2022 under Section 151A of the Act, is bad and illegal. Summing up his contention ... submitted that after the introduction of the "Faceless Jurisdiction of the Income Tax Authorities Scheme, 2022" and the "e-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022", it is only the “Faceless Assessing Officer” (FAO) who can issue the notice under Section 148 of the Act and not the “Jurisdictional Assessing