ITO v. TechSpan India Private Ltd( 2018)404 ITR 10/ 165 DTR 130/ 302 CTR 74/ 255 Taxman 152 .(SC) , www.itatonline.orgEditorial: Techspan India (P) Ltd v. ITO ( 2006)283 ITR 212/ 203 CTR 550(2007) 158 Taxman 182 ( Delhi) (HC)

S. 147 : Reassessment –Change of opinion- Deduction was allowed in the original assessment, on the same facts to hold that the excess deduction was allowed will be change of opinion therefore ,reassessment was held to be bad in law . [S.10A,148 ]

Dismissing the appeal of the revenue the Court held that ; initiation of the re-assessment proceedings under Section 147 by issuing a notice under Section 148 merely because of the fact that now the Assessing Officer is of the view that the deduction under Section 10A was allowed in excess, was based on nothing but a change of opinion on the same facts and circumstances which were already in his knowledge even during the original assessment proceedings. Court also observed that ,in order to constitute “change in opinion”, the assessment earlier made must either expressly or by necessary implication have expressed an opinion on the subject matter of reopening. If the assessment order is non-speaking, cryptic or perfunctory in nature, it may be difficult to attribute to the AO any opinion on the questions that are raised in the proposed re-assessment proceedings. The reassessment cannot be struck down as being based on “change of opinion” if the assessment order does not address itself to the aspect sought to be examined in the re-assessment proceedings. ( CIT .v. Kelvinator of India Ltd ( 2010) 320 ITR 561 ( SC) ( CA No. 2732 of 2007, dt. 24.04.2018) ( AY. 2001-02)