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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

Go Iron Marketing, Visakhapatnam vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward 3(3), Vishakapatnam

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee firm is allowed in terms of our aforesaid observations

ITA 483/VIZ/2025[2018-19]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam05 Dec 2025AY 2018-19

Bench: Shri Ravish Sood & Shri Balakrishnan S.आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.483/Viz/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2018-19) Go Iron Marketing, Vs. Income Tax Officer, Visakhapatnam. Ward-3(3), Pan: Aanfg6474D Visakhapatnam. (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा"रती "ारा/Assessee By: Mrs. K. Hemalatha, Ca (Hybrid Hearing) राज" व "ारा/Revenue By: Shri Badicala Yadagiri, Cit-Dr सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of 03/11/2025 Hearing: घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of 05/12/2025 Pronouncement: आदेश / Order Per. Ravish Sood, Jm: The Present Appeal Filed By The Assessee Firm Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi, Dated 26/07/2025 Which In Turn Arises From The Order Passed By The Assessing Officer (For Short, “Ao”) Under Section 147 R.W.S 144 Of The Income-Tax Act, 1961 (For Short, “The Act”), Dated 01/02/2024 For The Assessment Year 2018-19. The 2 Go Iron Marketing Vs. Ito

For Appellant: Mrs. K. Hemalatha, CAFor Respondent: Shri Badicala Yadagiri, CIT-DR
Section 133(6)Section 142(1)Section 144Section 147Section 148Section 151ASection 250

threshold of hearing of the appeal, submitted that both the impugned order passed under Section 148A(d) of the Act, dated 31/03/2022 and Notice under Section 148 of the Act, dated 01/04/2022 issued by the Jurisdictional Assessing Officer (JAO), i.e., outside the faceless mechanism as provided under the provisions ... Authorities Scheme, 2022" and the "e-Assessment of Income Escaping Assessment Scheme, 2022", only the “Faceless Assessing Officer” (FAO) can issue the notice under Section 148 of the Act and not the “Jurisdictional Assessing Officer” (JAO), but the same was rejected by the CIT(A). Elaborating further on her contention

No 368 Kolakaluru Primary Agricultural Co Operative Credit Society Limited, Guntur vs. Income Tax Officer, Ward-1, Tenali

In the result, the appeal filed by the assessee society is allowed in terms of our aforesaid observations

ITA 456/VIZ/2025[2019-20]Status: DisposedITAT Visakhapatnam05 Dec 2025AY 2019-20

Bench: Shri Ravish Sood & Shri Balakrishnan S.आ.अपी.सं /Ita No.456/Viz/2025 (िनधा"रण वष"/Assessment Year:2019-20) No.368 Kolakaluru Primary Vs. Income Tax Officer, Agricultural Cooperative Ward-1, Credit Society Limited, Tenali. Tenali. Pan: Aaban6994Q (Appellant) (Respondent) िनधा"रती "ारा/Assessee By: Shri Gvn Hari, Advocate राज" व "ारा/Revenue By: Dr. Aparna Villuri, Sr. Ar सुनवाई की तारीख/Date Of 04/11/2025 Hearing: घोषणा की तारीख/Date Of 05/12/2025 Pronouncement: आदेश / Order Per. Ravish Sood, Jm: The Present Appeal Filed By The Assessee Society Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Commissioner Of Income Tax (Appeals), National Faceless Appeal Centre, Delhi, Dated 08/07/2025, Which In Turn Arises From The Order Passed By The Assessing Officer Under Section 147 R.W Section 144B Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (For Short, “The Act”), Dated

For Appellant: Shri GVN Hari, AdvocateFor Respondent: Dr. Aparna Villuri, Sr. AR
Section 144Section 144BSection 147Section 148Section 148ASection 151Section 151ASection 80PSection 80P(2)(a)Section 80P(2)(d)

District Co-operative Central Bank Limited, but had not filed its return of income, initiated proceedings under section 147 of the Act. Accordingly, notice under section 148 of the Act, dated 30/03/2023, was issued to the assessee society. 3 No.368 Kolakaluru Primary Agricultural Cooperative Credit Society Limited ... 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 Officer” (JAO), and the assessments are statutorily required to be as per the prescribed faceless mechanism provided under

Income Tax Officer, Delhi vs. Pankaj Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

The appeal of the revenue stands dismissed

ITA 4188/DEL/2024[2015-16]Status: DisposedITAT Delhi05 Dec 2025AY 2015-16

Bench: Shri Anubhav Sharma & Shri Manish Agarwalincome Tax Officer Vs. Pankaj Enterprises Pvt. Room No.217, Cr Ltd., 130, First Floor, Building, D-Mall, Netaji Subhash New Delhi – 110002 Place, Pitampura, Saraswati Vihar, North West Delhi, Delhi - 110034 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No: Aabcp9429N Appellant .. Respondent C.O. No.83/Del/2025 (Assessment Year:2015-16) Pankaj Enterprises Pvt. Vs. Ito, Ward 19(3) Ltd., 130, First Floor, Room No.217, Cr D-Mall, Netaji Subhash Building, Place, Pitampura, New Delhi – 110002 Saraswati Vihar, North West Delhi, Delhi - 110034 "थायीलेखासं./जीआइआरसं./Pan/Gir No: Aabcp9429N Appellant .. Respondent

For Appellant: Ms. Shilpi Jain, CAFor Respondent: Sh. Krishna Kumar Ramawat, Sr
Section 13Section 147Section 148Section 282Section 282(1)

find that assessee has raised a legal ground No. 1 that the assessment order passed by the AO is invalid as a notice under Section 148 of the Act dated 31.03.2021 is time barred. 3. Although ld. DR has defended the ground however what is material is that the evidence ... email received by the assessee P a g e | 3 ITA No. 4188/Del/2024 CO 83/Del/2025 Pankaj Enterprises Pvt. Ld. (AY: 2015-16) serving notice under Section 148 of the Act on the assessee available at page 19.1 of the paper book goes to show that