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“notice under section 148”

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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

Sandhya Ramdev Kunjur, Mumbai vs. ACIT, Circle 19(3), Mumbai

In the result, appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 389/MUM/2024[2012-13]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai25 Jul 2024AY 2012-13

Bench: Us:- “1. The Learned Cit(A) Has Erred In Dismissing The Appeal Holding That Appellant Needs To File A Separate Appeal Against The Order Dated 22-12-2019 Passed U/S. 144 Rws 147 When Said Order Is Issued In Electronic Mode On The Inactive Pan: Αλεpk5449B & 2 Sandhya Ramdev Kunjar The Present System Does Not Permit The Appellant To Access The Account Bearing Invalid Pan To File The Appeal Electronically Against Such Order. 2. The Learned Cit(A) Has Erred In Upholding The Order U/S. 154 Of The Learned A O Which Did Not Give Any Reason For Holding That The Relief Sought For By The Appellant Was "Beyond The Scope Of The Act". 3. The Learned Cit-A Has Ignored The Jurisdictional High Court Judgements In Blue Star Engineering Co (Bombay) (P) Ltd Vs Cit Bombay City [1967] 73 Itr 263 (Bom) & Other Decisions In Holding That The Relief Sought By The Appellant In Her Petition U/S. 154 Could Not Be Granted. Accordingly, It Is Prayed That This Honourable Court Allow The Appeal & Direct The Respondent To Cancel The Assessment Order Passed On 22-12-2019 Under Section 144 On The Inactive Pan.”

Section 144Section 147Section 148Section 154

30/07/2012 vide Ack. no 44791734030072012 and said return should be considered as a return filed in response to the notice under Section 148. A copy of the ITR V was attached to the said letter. (Said letter and attachments are enclosed in pages 47 to 51 of the paper book ... 23/05/2019 and reiterating the same facts, which too has been placed in the paper book at page 54. 8. After responding to the notice under Section 148 in May 2019 both through email and also filing reply/letter across the counter at the office of the ld. AO, the assessee