| COURT: | Karnataka High Court |
| CORAM: | B. Manohar J, Vineet Saran J |
| SECTION(S): | 147, 148 |
| GENRE: | Domestic Tax |
| CATCH WORDS: | reasons, Reopening |
| COUNSEL: | K. A. Aravind |
| DATE: | August 14, 2015 (Date of pronouncement) |
| DATE: | November 4, 2015 (Date of publication) |
| AY: | 2006-07 |
| FILE: | Click here to download the file in pdf format |
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| S. 147/ 148: Non-furnishing of reasons for reopening to assessee renders reassessment void | |
The question of non-furnishing the reasons for re-opening an already concluded assessment goes to the very root of the matter. After filing of the return in response to the notice issued under Section 148 of the Act or on request of the assessee requesting that the return of income initially filed be treated as a return of income filed in response to such notice, the assessee is entitled to be furnished the reasons for such re-opening, which can also be challenged independently. Since such reasons had not been furnished to the appellant, even though a request for the same had been made, we are of the opinion that proceedings for the re-assessment could not have been taken further on this ground alone.
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