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ReassessmentSection 147Section 14712,584 judgments

The decision most relied on for investigation wing is Sarthak Securities Co. Pvt. Ltd. v. ITO (329 ITR 110), cited in 217 judgments on BharatTax.

Leading authorities on investigation wing

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.

PCIT v. M/s. Kesoram Industries 57
417 ITR 334 · 2019 · High Court
96
citing judgments

An assessment completed under Section 143(3) cannot be reopened after four years solely based on third-party information or opinions, such as from an Investigation Wing, without the Assessing Officer applying their own independent mind to the material and having new, independent material on record.

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.

Aradhna Estate Pvt. Ltd. v. DCIT
91 Taxmann.com 119 · 2018 · High Court
56
citing judgments

The Assessing Officer is justified in reopening assessment proceedings based on information received from the Investigation Wing, even when recording findings also rely on documents already on record, provided all procedural requirements for reassessment are met.

Judgments citing investigation wing

Shri Ganpat Pukhraj Jain, Mumbai vs. Income Tax Officer 19(1)(3), Mumbai

The appeal of the assessee is allowed in terms of our aforesaid observations

ITA 4482/MUM/2018[2014-15]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai29 Oct 2021AY 2014-15

Bench: Shri S. Rifaur Rahman () & Shri Ravish Sood () Shri Ganpat Pukhraj Jain, Shop Income Tax Officer-19(1)(3) No. 2, Sanghvi Galaxy, 10Th Vs. Room No.220, 2Nd Floor, Khethwadi Lane, Khethwadi, Matru Mandir, Tardeo, Mumbai – 400 020 Mumbai – 400 007. Pan No. Aakpj0600R (Assessee) (Revenue) Assessee By : Shri Neelkanth Khandelwal, A.R Revenue By : Shri Sanjay J. Sethi, D.R Date Of Hearing : 10/08/2021 Date Of Pronouncement : 29/10/2021 Order Per Ravish Sood, J.M: The Present Appeal Filed By The Assessee Is Directed Against The Order Passed By The Cit(A)-51, Mumbai Dated 16.05.2018, Which In Turn Arises From The Order Passed By The A.O Under Sec. 143(3) Of The Income Tax Act, 1961 (For Short „Act‟), Dated Nil. 2. Briefly Stated, The Assessee Who Is A Trader In Ferrous & Non-Ferrous Metals Had E-Filed His Return Of Income For A.Y 2014-15 On 16.09.2014, Declaring A Total Income Of Rs.5,91,300/-. Subsequently, The Case Of The Assessee Was Selected For Scrutiny Assessment Under Sec. 143(2) Of The Act. 3. Controversy Involved In The Present Appeal Hinges Around The Declining Of The Assessee‟S Claim For Exemption U/S 10(38) Of The Act Of The Long Term Capital Gain (Ltcg) Of Rs. 23,23,344/- On Sale Of Shares Of M/S Sunrise Asian Ltd. [Earlier Named As M/S Santoshima Lease Finance & Investments (India) Ltd.]. Shorn Of Unnecessary Details, The Assessee Had In Its Return Of Income Claimed To Have Sold 5000 Shares Of M/S Sunrise Asian Ltd. (Supra) For A Consideration Of Rs. 24,48,344/- After Holding The Same For A Period Of 2¼ Years (Approx). Long Term Capital Gain (Ltcg) Of Rs. 23,23,343/- On The Aforesaid Sale Transaction Was Claimed By The Assessee As Exempt U/S 10(38) Of The Act. After Deliberating At Length On The Facts Of Shri. Ganpat Pukhraj Jain Vs. Ito -19(1)(1), Mumbai

For Appellant: Shri Neelkanth Khandelwal, A.RFor Respondent: Shri Sanjay J. Sethi, D.R
Section 10(38)Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 68Section 69C

circumstantial evidence to show that the LTCG on sale of shares of M/s Sunrise Asian Ltd. is not genuine one. c. Findings of Investigation wing: The findings of the Directorate of Investigation of Mumbai and Kolkata as discussed above have proved that the assessee had worked out an arrangement ... rightly so, the observations of the A.O are found to be more or less backed by information received by him from the Investigation wing and the unsubstantiated statements of third parties who are not connected with the assessee. Also, the A.O instead of disproving the contents of the aforesaid documentary

Azizur Rahman Faizur Rahman, Mumbai vs. ITO-17(1)(3), Mumbai

The appeal stand allowed in terms of our above order

ITA 1646/MUM/2019[2009-10]Status: DisposedITAT Mumbai28 Oct 2021AY 2009-10

Bench: Hon’Ble Shri Mahavir Singh, Vp & Hon’Ble Shri Manoj Kumar Aggarwal, Am (Hearing Through Video Conferencing Mode) आयकरअपील िं./ I.T.A. No.1646/Mum/2019 (धििाारण वर्ा / Assessment Year: 2009-10) Azizur Rahman Faizur Rahman Ito- 17(1)(3) बिाम/ City House, Ground Floor, 55 116, Aaykar Bhavan Maruti Lane, D. N. Road, Fort, M. K. Road Vs. Mumbai-400 001 Mumbai-400 020 स्थायीलेखा िं./ जीआइआर िं./ Pan/Gir No. Aespr-6467-C (अपीलाथी/Appellant) (प्रत्यथी / Respondent) : Assessee By : Shri Pramod Kumar Parida– Ld Ar Revenue By : Shri Brajendra Kumar- Ld. Sr. Dr ुनवाई की तारीख/ : 14/09/2021 Date Of Hearing घोषणा की तारीख / : 28/10/2021 Date Of Pronouncement आदेश / O R D E R Manoj Kumar Aggarwal () 1. Aforesaid Appeal By Assessee For Assessment Year (Ay) 2009-10 Arises Out Of The Order Of Learned Commissioner Of Income-Tax (Appeals)-28, Mumbai [Cit(A)], Dated 17/01/2019 In The Matter Of Assessment Framed By Ld. Assessing Officer (Ao) U/S 143(3) R.W.S 147 Of The Act On 27/12/2016 On Certain Grounds. In Ground No.1, The Assessee Has Challenged The Reassessment Jurisdiction Of Ld. Ao & The Ground Read As Under: -

For Appellant: Shri Pramod Kumar Parida– Ld ARFor Respondent: Shri Brajendra Kumar- Ld. Sr. DR
Section 143(2)Section 143(3)Section 147Section 148

appellate proceedings, the assessee assailed the reassessment proceedings, inter-alia, on the ground that the case was reopened merely upon receipt of information from investigation wing about entering into suspicious transactions. However, there was no independent application of mind by Ld. AO as to formation of belief that the income ... clear cut information that the assessee’s broker had shifted losses through client code modification. The Ld. AO used the information received from investigation wing to arrive at conscious decision that the assessee had obtained fictitious losses. The additions, on merits, were also confirmed after considering the factual matrix. Aggrieved