KANTILAL RANCHHODBHAI NAKUM,JAMNAGAR vs. ITO WARD - 1(3), JAMNAGAR
In the result, appeal filed by the assessee is allowed
ITA 551/RJT/2025[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Rajkot13 Feb 2026AY 2015-16
Bench: Dr. Arjun Lal Saini & Shri Dinesh Mohan Sinhaआयकर अपील सं./ Ita No.551/Rjt/2025 Assessment Year: 2015-16 Kantilal Ranchhodbhai Nakum Income Tax Officer, Ward-1(3), Plot No.762, Gidc, Phase-2, बनाम/ Jamnagar, Aaykar Bhawan, Nr. Dared, Jamnagar-361 004 Vs. Chamber Of Commerce Hall, Jamnagar- Rajkot Highway, Jamnagar-361 001 "ायीलेखासं/.जीआइआरसं./ Pan/Gir No.: Aflpn 8072 P (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""थ"/Respondent) : िनधा"रती की ओर से/Assessee By : Shri Ravindra Manek, Ar राज" की ओर से/Revenue By : Shri Sanjay Punglia, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 17/12/2025 घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of Pronouncement : 13/02/2026 आदेश / O R D E R Per, Dr. Arjun Lal Saini, Am: Captioned Appeal Filed By The Assessee, Pertaining To Assessment Year 2015-16, Is Directed Against The Order Passed Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (Hereinafter Referred To As “The Act”) By National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi/Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals) [In Short, “Cit(A)”] Dated 29.07.2025, Which In Turn Arises Out Of An Assessment Order Passed By Assessing Officer U/S 147 R.W.S. 144B Of The Act, On 12.05.2023. 2. Grounds Of Appeal Raised By The Assessee Are As Follows: “1.The Hon’Ble Cit(A) Erred In Law & On Facts In Confirming Reopening Of Assessment U/S 148 Of The Act.
For Appellant: Shri Ravindra Manek, ARFor Respondent: Shri Sanjay Punglia, CIT-DR
Section 144BSection 147Section 148Section 148ASection 234ASection 250Section 271(1)(c)
after 01.04.2021 would be time barred, as three years from assessment year (AY) 2015-16, got expired on 31.03.2019, as per amended section 149(1)(a) of the Act, as applicable from 01.04.2021. Therefore, we find that notice u/s 148 of the Act was beyond time allowed as held ... time barred. That is, the time limit of 6 years from the end of assessment year
2015-16, bearing in mind Section 149(1)(b) of the Act, as it existed prior to
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01.04.2021, then notice u/s 148A(b) would be time barred