BHARGAV D. KARIA, NIRAL R. MEHTA
Bhagyalaxmi Co-Op Credit Society Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Deputy Commissioner Of Income Tax – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(PER : HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BHARGAV D. KARIA)
1. Heard learned advocate Mr.Manish J.Shah for the petitioner and learned Senior Standing Counsel Mr.Karan Sanghani for Mrs.Kalpana K.Raval for the respondent.
2. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned Senior Standing Counsel Mr.Karan Sanghani waives service of notice of rule for the respondent.
3. Having regard to the controversy in narrow compass, with the consent of learned advocates for the respective parties, the matter is taken up for hearing.
4. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the notice dated 27.03.2021, issued under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 (for short “the Act”) for reopening of the Assessment for the year 2014-15.
5. The brief facts of the case are that for the Assessment Year 2014-15, the petitioner submitted the return of income on 24.11.2014 computing total income at Rupees NIL.
5.1. The case of the petitioner was selected for scrutiny assessment and notice dated 28.08.2015 under Section 143 of the Act followed by notice dated 08.04.2016 under Section 142(1) of the Act were issued requiring the petitioner to furnish various details stated therei
Commissioner of Income Tax and Ors Vs. Chhabil Das Agarwal reported in (2014) 1 SCC 603
Commissioner of Income Tax Vs. Kelvinator of India Ltd. reported in (2010) 320 ITR 561(SC)
Reopening of assessment requires tangible material indicating income has escaped assessment; mere change of opinion is insufficient.
A notice under Section 148 of the Income Tax Act is invalid if issued beyond the limitation period and based on previously available information, constituting a change of opinion.
Reopening of assessment under the Income Tax Act requires tangible new material; mere change of opinion is insufficient.
Assessee’s objections raised against the reopening proceedings are not acceptable as the case warrants scrutiny on the same lines. Accordingly, the objections so raised are hereby disposed off accord....
The court emphasized the need for tangible material to believe that income had escaped assessment and held that the power to grant approval for re-opening an assessment is coupled with a duty and can....
Reopening of income tax assessments requires new tangible material; mere change of opinion is insufficient.
Under section 147 of the Act the proceedings for the reassessment can be initiated only if the Assessing Officer has reason to believe that any income chargeable to tax has escaped assessment for any....
Reopening of assessment under Section 148 is invalid if based on materials already available during the original assessment, constituting a mere change of opinion without fresh evidence.
Reopening of assessments under the Income Tax Act requires new material facts; mere change of opinion is insufficient.
The key legal principle established in the judgment is that the notice for reopening the assessment under Section 148 of the Income-Tax Act, 1961 must be based on fresh tangible material, and reopeni....
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