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ReassessmentSection 147Section 14712,584 judgments

The decision most relied on for investigation wing is PCIT v. RMG Polyvinyl (I) Ltd. (396 ITR 5), cited in 272 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on investigation wing

PCIT v. RMG Polyvinyl (I) Ltd.
396 ITR 5 · 2017 · High Court
272
citing judgments

Reassessment based solely on information from the Investigation Wing, without the Assessing Officer conducting further inquiry or demonstrating an independent application of mind, is unjustified and invalid.

109 TTJ 700 (Del) SMC Share Brokers Ltd. v. DCIT
293 ITR 43 · 2007 · High Court
264
citing judgments

Where an assessment order is merely a copy-paste of observations from an investigation wing's appraisal report without independent verification, it is not a valid basis for making additions to income.

Sarthak Securities Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO
329 ITR 110 · 2010 · High Court
217
citing judgments

Reassessment proceedings under Section 147 are invalid if the Assessing Officer records satisfaction based on borrowed satisfaction or information without independently applying their mind and forming their own 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment. The AO must arrive at an independent conclusion, not merely act on a report from an investigation wing without due diligence.

ITO, 19(3) (4) Mumbai v. Shamim M Bharwani
69 Taxmann.com 65 · 2016 · Reported
142
citing judgments

Long Term Capital Gains (LTCG) from penny stock transactions are liable to be treated as bogus and added back under Section 68 as unexplained cash credits, especially when evidence suggests the involvement of entry operators providing accommodation entries.

1. Harikishan S. Virmani v. DCIT
394 ITR 146 · 2017 · High Court
97
citing judgments

Reassessment proceedings under section 147 cannot be initiated by the Assessing Officer based on borrowed satisfaction, vague information from the Investigation Wing, or incorrect jurisdictional facts without independent application of mind. Reopening beyond four years from the end of the relevant assessment year, especially where an original assessment was completed under section 143(3), requires specific conditions relating to the assessee's failure to disclose material facts.

ITO v. Purushottam Das Bangur
224 ITR 362 · 1997 · Supreme Court
90
citing judgments

Information received from the investigation wing constitutes valid 'reason to believe' for initiating reassessment proceedings under Sections 147/148, provided the Assessing Officer applies their mind to the material and does not act mechanically. Prompt issuance of a notice based on such information does not automatically imply a lack of due diligence or borrowed satisfaction.

AGR Investment v. Additional Commissioner
197 Taxmann 177 · 2011 · High Court
81
citing judgments

A reassessment under Section 147/148 is valid if initiated based on specific, non-vague information, even from an investigation wing, provided the Assessing Officer applies independent mind to form a 'reason to believe' that income has escaped assessment.

56 (Guj.) (para 6) v. Aaspas Multimedia Ltd. v. Dy. CIT
83 Taxmann.com 82 · 2017 · High Court
78
citing judgments

Information received from the Investigation Wing, identifying the assessee as a beneficiary of accommodation entries through share application from a third party, constitutes valid tangible material and 'reasons to believe' for initiating reassessment proceedings under Section 147 of the Income Tax Act.

Judgments citing investigation wing

D.C.I.T., Circle - 5(1), Kolkata vs. M/S. Inter Globe Finance Limited, Kolkata

In the result, the appeal of the revenue stands dismissed

ITA 136/KOL/2023[2010-2011]Status: DisposedITAT Kolkata11 Aug 2023AY 2010-2011

Bench: Shri Sanjay Garg & Shri Girish Agrawali.T.A. No.136/Kol/2023 Assessment Year: 2010-11 Dcit, Circle-5(1), Kolkata…………………….…...……………....Appellant Vs. M/S Inter Globe Finance Ltd...........................................…..…..... Respondent 1St Floor, Aloka House, 6B, Bentick Street, Kolkata-1. [Pan: Aaaci5520N] Appearances By: Shri Abhijit Kundu, Cit-Dr, Appeared On Behalf Of The Appellant. Shri, P. Jhunjhunwala, Advocate, Appeared On Behalf Of The Respondent. Date Of Concluding The Hearing : June 20, 2023 Date Of Pronouncing The Order : August 11, 2023 आदेश / Order संजय गग", "या"यक सद"य "वारा / Per Sanjay Garg: The Present Appeal Has Been Preferred By The Revenue Against The Order Dated 22.09.2022 Of The National Faceless Appeal Centre [Hereinafter Referred To As ‘Cit(A)’] Passed U/S 250 Of The Income Tax Act (Hereinafter Referred To As The ‘Act’). 2. The Appeal Is Barred By 93 Days. A Separate Application For Condonation Of Delay Has Been Filed, Wherein, The Dates & Events Commencing From The Date Of The Order Till The Date Of Filing Of The Appeal Have Been Mentioned. As Per The Said Application, The Impugned Order Of The Cit(A) Was Received In The Office Of Pcit-2, Kolkata On 22.09.2022, Which Was Further Received In The Office Of Dcit For ‘Appeal

Section 143(3)Section 250Section 68

brief facts of the case are that the assessment was reopened in the case of the assessee on the report of the investigation wing that the assessee had obtained the accommodation entries approximately of Rs.15,22,00,000/- with the help of bogus/shell company namely Satyatej Vyapaar ... completed by the Assessing Officer u/s 143(3) r.w.s. 147 of the Act, wherein, the Assessing Officer referred to the statements recorded by the investigation wing on an earlier occasion of three persons namely Shri Chan Chakraborty, Shri Suresh Kr. Jain and Mr. Anirban Dutta during some survey action

Krishnamoorthy Ramlingam Mudaliyar, Mumbai vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle-3 Thane, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals of the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes, and the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 2894/MUM/2022[2015-2016]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai10 Aug 2023AY 2015-2016

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey, Jm & Shri Amarjit Singh, Am आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.2894/Mum/2022 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2015-16) & आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.2895/Mum/2022 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2016-17) & आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.2893/Mum/2022 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2017-18) Krishnamoorthy Ramlingam Acit, Central Circle-3 बिधम/ Mudaliyar 6Th Floor, Room No. 12, Vs. Flat No. 904, Maa Laxmi Ashar It Park, Road-16- Avenue, Sector-36, Plot No. Z, Wagle Industrial 27, Kamothe, Navi Estate, Thane-(W)- Mumbai-410218. 400604. स्थधयी लेखध सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Ajzpm6207H (अपीलार्थी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent) & आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.313/Mum/2023 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2017-18) Acit, Central Circle-3 बिधम/ Krishnamoorthy 6Th Floor, Room No. 12, Ramlingam Mudaliyar Vs. Ashar It Park, Road-16-Z, Flat No. 904, Maa Laxmi Wagle Industrial Estate, Avenue, Sector-36, Plot Thane-(W)-400604. No. 27, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410218. स्थधयी लेखध सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Ajzpm6207H (अपीलार्थी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri Satyaprakash SinghFor Respondent: Shri Rameshvar P Meena/Nimesh

accountant in the course of search on 20.03.2017 itself and that his statement was recorded on 21.03.2017. In his answers to the Investigation Wing he had explained that he was only the broker / intermediary and that he had arranged funds for M/s VIPL from Mr. SG. The assessee is noted

Krishnamoorthy Ramlinngam Mudaliyar, Mumbai vs. Assistant Commissioner of Income Tax, Central Circle -3 Thane, Mumbai

In the result, all the appeals of the assessee are partly allowed for statistical purposes, and the appeal of the Revenue is dismissed

ITA 2893/MUM/2022[2017-18]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai10 Aug 2023AY 2017-18

Bench: Shri Aby T. Varkey, Jm & Shri Amarjit Singh, Am आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.2894/Mum/2022 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2015-16) & आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.2895/Mum/2022 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2016-17) & आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.2893/Mum/2022 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2017-18) Krishnamoorthy Ramlingam Acit, Central Circle-3 बिधम/ Mudaliyar 6Th Floor, Room No. 12, Vs. Flat No. 904, Maa Laxmi Ashar It Park, Road-16- Avenue, Sector-36, Plot No. Z, Wagle Industrial 27, Kamothe, Navi Estate, Thane-(W)- Mumbai-410218. 400604. स्थधयी लेखध सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Ajzpm6207H (अपीलार्थी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent) & आयकर अपील सं/ I.T.A. No.313/Mum/2023 (निर्धारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2017-18) Acit, Central Circle-3 बिधम/ Krishnamoorthy 6Th Floor, Room No. 12, Ramlingam Mudaliyar Vs. Ashar It Park, Road-16-Z, Flat No. 904, Maa Laxmi Wagle Industrial Estate, Avenue, Sector-36, Plot Thane-(W)-400604. No. 27, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai-410218. स्थधयी लेखध सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Ajzpm6207H (अपीलार्थी /Appellant) .. (प्रत्यर्थी / Respondent)

For Appellant: Shri Satyaprakash SinghFor Respondent: Shri Rameshvar P Meena/Nimesh

accountant in the course of search on 20.03.2017 itself and that his statement was recorded on 21.03.2017. In his answers to the Investigation Wing he had explained that he was only the broker / intermediary and that he had arranged funds for M/s VIPL from Mr. SG. The assessee is noted