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The decision most relied on for notice under section 148 is CIT v. Kabul Chawla (380 ITR 573), cited in 3,235 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on notice under section 148

CIT v. Kabul Chawla
380 ITR 573 · 2016 · High Court
3,235
citing judgments

In a search assessment under Section 153A, additions can only be made for completed or non-abated assessment years if incriminating material relevant to those years is found during the search, although notice under Section 153A(1) is mandatorily issued for six assessment years preceding the search.

CIT v. Sinhgad Technical Education Society
397 ITR 344 · 2017 · Supreme Court
1,589
citing judgments

For assessments under Section 153C, a notice is legally unsustainable if there is no incriminating material correlated to the specific assessment years for which reassessment is sought.

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.

Union of India v. Rajeev Bansal
469 ITR 46 · 2024 · Supreme Court
713
citing judgments

The legal fiction created by the Ashish Agarwal judgment stops the limitation clock for Section 148 notices from the date of the deemed notice. Orders issued without proper jurisdiction, or those inconsistent with statutory prescriptions, are a nullity, and there can be no waiver of such fundamental jurisdictional requirements.

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.

Tin Box Company v. CIT
249 ITR 216 · 2001 · Supreme Court
624
citing judgments

When an issue is remitted to the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication, the AO must conduct a de novo examination and provide the assessee a full opportunity of being heard. The assessee is bound to comply with the notices issued by the AO.

Judgments citing notice under section 148

Durga Kailas Gupta, Malegaon vs. Income Tax Officer, Malegaon

In the result, all four the appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical purpose

ITA 2436/PUN/2024[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Pune04 Mar 2025AY 2014-15

Bench: Dr.Manish Borad & Shri Vinay Bhamoreआयकर अपील सं. / Ita Nos.2425, 2427, 2435 & 2436/Pun/2024 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2017-18, 2013-14 & 2013-14 Durga Kailas Gupta, V The Income Tax Officer, New Janta Building, S G.No.425, P.No.5, Chalisgaon Phata, Maharashtra – 423203. Pan: Alapg0234F Appellant / Assessee Respondent / Revenue Assessee By Shri Pramod S Shingte – Ar Revenue By Shri Ramnath P Murkunde - Dr Date Of Hearing 19/02/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 04/03/2025 आदेश/ Order Per Dr. Manish Borad, Am: This Bunch Of Four Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against The Separate Orders Of Ld.Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeals)[Nfac] Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; For The Assessment Years Referred Above. Assessee Has Filed Identical Grounds For All These Years. Since The Issue Involved Is Common, Therefore, All These Appeals Were Heard Together & Are Being Decided By This Common Order.

Section 148Section 250Section 250(6)

material. She did not file the return of income as her Total Income was below the basic exemption limitation. However, in reply to notice under section 148 of the Act, she has furnished the return of income. There were certain additions made by the Assessing Officer before whom assessee could

Durga Kailas Gupta, Malegaon vs. Income Tax Officer, Malegaon

In the result, all four the appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical purpose

ITA 2435/PUN/2024[2013-14]Status: DisposedITAT Pune04 Mar 2025AY 2013-14

Bench: Dr.Manish Borad & Shri Vinay Bhamoreआयकर अपील सं. / Ita Nos.2425, 2427, 2435 & 2436/Pun/2024 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2017-18, 2013-14 & 2013-14 Durga Kailas Gupta, V The Income Tax Officer, New Janta Building, S G.No.425, P.No.5, Chalisgaon Phata, Maharashtra – 423203. Pan: Alapg0234F Appellant / Assessee Respondent / Revenue Assessee By Shri Pramod S Shingte – Ar Revenue By Shri Ramnath P Murkunde - Dr Date Of Hearing 19/02/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 04/03/2025 आदेश/ Order Per Dr. Manish Borad, Am: This Bunch Of Four Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against The Separate Orders Of Ld.Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeals)[Nfac] Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; For The Assessment Years Referred Above. Assessee Has Filed Identical Grounds For All These Years. Since The Issue Involved Is Common, Therefore, All These Appeals Were Heard Together & Are Being Decided By This Common Order.

Section 148Section 250Section 250(6)

material. She did not file the return of income as her Total Income was below the basic exemption limitation. However, in reply to notice under section 148 of the Act, she has furnished the return of income. There were certain additions made by the Assessing Officer before whom assessee could

Durga Kailas Gupta, Malegaon vs. Income Tax Officer, Malegaon

In the result, all four the appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical purpose

ITA 2427/PUN/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Pune04 Mar 2025AY 2017-18

Bench: Dr.Manish Borad & Shri Vinay Bhamoreआयकर अपील सं. / Ita Nos.2425, 2427, 2435 & 2436/Pun/2024 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2017-18, 2013-14 & 2013-14 Durga Kailas Gupta, V The Income Tax Officer, New Janta Building, S G.No.425, P.No.5, Chalisgaon Phata, Maharashtra – 423203. Pan: Alapg0234F Appellant / Assessee Respondent / Revenue Assessee By Shri Pramod S Shingte – Ar Revenue By Shri Ramnath P Murkunde - Dr Date Of Hearing 19/02/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 04/03/2025 आदेश/ Order Per Dr. Manish Borad, Am: This Bunch Of Four Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against The Separate Orders Of Ld.Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeals)[Nfac] Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; For The Assessment Years Referred Above. Assessee Has Filed Identical Grounds For All These Years. Since The Issue Involved Is Common, Therefore, All These Appeals Were Heard Together & Are Being Decided By This Common Order.

Section 148Section 250Section 250(6)

material. She did not file the return of income as her Total Income was below the basic exemption limitation. However, in reply to notice under section 148 of the Act, she has furnished the return of income. There were certain additions made by the Assessing Officer before whom assessee could

Durga Kailas Gupta, Malegaon vs. Income Tax Officer, Malegaon

In the result, all four the appeals of the assessee are allowed for statistical purpose

ITA 2425/PUN/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Pune04 Mar 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Dr.Manish Borad & Shri Vinay Bhamoreआयकर अपील सं. / Ita Nos.2425, 2427, 2435 & 2436/Pun/2024 िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Years: 2015-16, 2017-18, 2013-14 & 2013-14 Durga Kailas Gupta, V The Income Tax Officer, New Janta Building, S G.No.425, P.No.5, Chalisgaon Phata, Maharashtra – 423203. Pan: Alapg0234F Appellant / Assessee Respondent / Revenue Assessee By Shri Pramod S Shingte – Ar Revenue By Shri Ramnath P Murkunde - Dr Date Of Hearing 19/02/2025 Date Of Pronouncement 04/03/2025 आदेश/ Order Per Dr. Manish Borad, Am: This Bunch Of Four Appeals Filed By The Assessee Are Directed Against The Separate Orders Of Ld.Commissioner Of Income Tax(Appeals)[Nfac] Under Section 250 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961; For The Assessment Years Referred Above. Assessee Has Filed Identical Grounds For All These Years. Since The Issue Involved Is Common, Therefore, All These Appeals Were Heard Together & Are Being Decided By This Common Order.

Section 148Section 250Section 250(6)

material. She did not file the return of income as her Total Income was below the basic exemption limitation. However, in reply to notice under section 148 of the Act, she has furnished the return of income. There were certain additions made by the Assessing Officer before whom assessee could

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

Respondent/assessee. We find that the Supreme Court in Rajesh Jhaveri (supra) made it absolutely clear that before an assessing officer issues a notice under section 148, thereby re-opening the assessment under section 147 of the said Act, he must have formed a belief that income had escaped assessment ... Director of IT (Inv.). The second sentence is a direction given by the very same Dy. Director of IT(Inv.) to issue a notice under section 148 and the third sentence again comprises of a direction given by the Addl. CIT to initiate ITA No.1292/KOL/2023 & CO No. 01/KOL/2024 Panel Commerce