“Section 149(1)(a)(ii)”
The decision most relied on for Section 149(1)(a)(ii) is Alag Property Construction (P.) Ltd. v. ACIT (179 Taxmann.com 578), cited in 21 judgments on BharatTax.
Leading authorities on Section 149(1)(a)(ii)
Sanction for reassessment proceedings under Section 151(i) must be obtained from the specified authority within the extended timeline provided by Section 3(1) of TOLA, especially when the three-year period for initiating reassessment expires during the COVID-19 lockdown period. Failure to obtain sanction from the correct authority renders the reassessment proceedings invalid.
Sanction for reassessment proceedings initiated after three years from the end of the relevant assessment year must be obtained from the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (PCCIT) under Section 151(ii). The proviso to Section 151, inserted w.e.f. 01.04.2023, does not apply retrospectively to proceedings initiated before that date.
Approval for issuing a notice under section 148, based on a standard phrase indicating it's a fit case, does not constitute an independent application of mind and is flawed in law.