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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

Shanmugam Ayyappan Pudukkottai, Pudukkottai vs. ITO, Ward-1, Pudukkottai

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

ITA 54/CHNY/2024[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Chennai31 Jul 2024AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey & Shri Jagadishआयकर अपील सं./Ita No.54/Chny/2024 िनधा8रण वष8 /Assessment Year: 2017-18 Shanmugam Ayyappan, The Income Tax Officer , Ts No.5643-5644, South 4Th Street, Vs. Ward-1, Pudukkottai – 622 001. Pudukkottai. Tamil Nadu. [Pan: Aeopa 6661B] (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ"/Respondent) अपीलाथ" की ओर से/ Appellant By : Shri I. Dinesh, Advocate Hiथ" की ओर से /Respondent By : Shri P. Sajit Kumar, Jcit सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of Hearing : 11.07.2024 घोषणा की तारीख /Date Of Pronouncement : 31.07.2024 आदेश / O R D E R Per Jagadish, A.M : Aforesaid Appeal Filed By The Assessee For Assessment Year (Ay) 2017-18 Arises Out Of The Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income Tax, National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac), Delhi [Hereinafter “Cit(A)”] Dated 08.12.2023. 2. The Only Effective Ground Of Appeal In This Case Is Against The Challenging Validity Of Assessment Order & Making Addition Of Cash :- 2 -:

For Appellant: Shri I. Dinesh, AdvocateFor Respondent: Shri P. Sajit Kumar, JCIT
Section 139(4)Section 142(1)Section 143(2)Section 144Section 148Section 69A

that Assessing Officers shall drop the proceedings u/s. 143(2) of the Act in such cases and reopen the same by issue of notice under section 148 of the Act.” 7. As the assessment order was passed in violation of CBDT Guidelines, supra, the assessment order passed is quashed

Bharatkumar Anraj Bhansali, Mumbai vs. ITO-19(1)(2), Mumbai

In the result, ground number 1, 2, 4 and 5 of the appeal are dismissed

ITA 340/MUM/2024[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai29 Jul 2024AY 2009-10

Bench: Shri Prashant Maharishi (Am) I.T.A. No. 340/Mum/2024 (A.Y. 2009-10) Bharat Kumar Anraj Bhansali Vs. Ito, Ward 19(1)(2) Room No. 10, 3Rd Floor. Matru Mandir Saraswat Building 2Nd Floor Banganga Road Tardeo Road Walkeshwar, Mumbai-400 Mumbai-400 007. 006. Pan : Aaepb8134C (Appellant) (Respondent) Assessee By Shri Ravi Gupta Department By Shri R.R. Makwana Date Of Hearing 10.06.2024 Date Of Pronouncement 29.07.2024 O R D E R 1. This Appeal Is Filed By The Assessee Against The Appellate Order Passed By The National Faceless Appeal Centre (Nfac) Delhi (The Learned Cit – A) For Assessment Year 2009 – 10 Dated 24/2/2023 Wherein The Appeal Filed By The Assessee Against The Assessment Order Passed Under Section 147 With Section 148 Read With Section 144 Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 Dated 28/3/2015 Was Dismissed. 2. Therefore, The Assessee Is Aggrieved With The Same Has Preferred This Appeal Raising Several Grounds. 3. The Fact Of The Case Shows That The Assessee Is An Individual Where He Filed His Return Of Income Declaring Total Income Of Rs. 164,870 As He Is Dealing As A Trader In Farah’S & Nonferrous Metal. The Name Of The Assessee Appears As A Beneficiary In Obtaining Accommodation Entries & Hawala Bills From Non-Existing Entity Is Discovered By Maharashtra Sales Tax Department & Information Passed On To The Assessing Officer By The Director General Of Income Tax, Investigation

Section 142Section 144Section 147Section 148

investigation Wing, Mumbai that assessee has made purchases of Rs. 3,620,179/– from one party namely Sai Kripa metallic traders. Therefore, the notice under section 148 was issued on 19/2/2014 which was not responded to. Further notices under section 142 (1) were issued to the assessee and there ... information available from the sales tax department as well as the director general of income tax investigation. Assessee did not respond to the notice under section 148 of the act. He did not file the return of income as well as did not file any objection before the learned