DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SHAKDHER, TALWANT SINGH
Synfonia Tradelinks Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Income Tax Officer – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. background facts regarding reassessment notice issuance. (Para 2) |
| 2. submissions made on behalf of the assessee. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 3. submissions made on behalf of the revenue. (Para 7) |
| 4. court's analysis of the legal requirements for reassessment. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 5. conclusion to quash the impugned notice and order. (Para 12 , 13) |
JUDGMENT
Rajiv Shakdher, J.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Background facts
Submissions made on behalf of the assessee
Submissions advanced on behalf of the Revenue
Analysis and Reasons
Conclusion
Preface:
1. This writ petition is directed against notice dated 31.03.2018, issued under Section 148 of the INCOME TAX ACT , 1961 [hereafter referred to as `the Act'], and the sanction accorded by respondent no. 2 i.e. the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Delhi-VIII on 29.03.2018 for issuance of notice under Section 148 of the Act. The assessee, being aggrieved, has moved this court via the instant writ petition.
Background facts:
2. To adjudicate upon the writ petition, the following broad facts are required to be noticed:
2.1. The assessee before us is a private limited company going by the name Synfonia Tradelinks Pvt. Ltd. The assessee w
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