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S. 148 : Reassessment-Charitable trust-Non-Registration-Reassessment is quashed-Circular No. 1 of 2015, Dated 21-1-2015 (2015) 371 ITR 22(St) [S. 2(15),10(23C)(iv), 11, 12A(2), Maharashtra Nurses Act, 1966.
Maharashtra Nursing Council v. Dy. CIT (E) (2024)116 ITR 31 (SN)(Mum)(Trib)
S. 148: Reassessment-Notice-Initiation of reassessment proceedings based on wrong recorded facts-Mistake cannot be treated as inadvertent-Reopening is void ab initio. [S. 147]
Kissan Fats Ltd. v. Dy. CIT (2024)116 ITR 59 (Trib) (SN)(Chd)(Trib) BCL Industries Ltd v. Dy. CIT (2024)116 ITR 59 (Trib) (SN)(Chd)(Trib)
S. 148 : Reassessment-Notice-Non-Resident-Jurisdiction Of Assessing Officer-Additional ground-Admitted-Reassessment notice and consequential order is quashed.[S. 69, 143(3), 144C, 147]
Sunil Chablani v. CIT (IT) (2024)116 ITR 187 (Jaipur)(Trib)
S. 147 : Reassessment-Long-term capital gains-Sale of shares-Information from Investigation Wing-accommodation entries-Demat-Sales through registered broker-Shares were sold before splitting up of shares-No link between reasons recorded and formation of belief-Reassessment is invalid.[S. 10(38) 45, 148]
Subhash Chand Gupta v. ACIT (2024) 116 ITR 14 (SN)/ [2025] 210 ITD 118 (Delhi)(Trib)
S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Excess Indexed cost of acquisition-No failure to disclose material facts-Reassessment is quashed.[S. 45, 143(3), 148]
Ashok Kumar Kolla v. Dy. CIT (2024) 116 ITR 73 (SN)(Hyd)(Trib)
S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Bogus purchases-Information from investigation wing-Incorrect reasons recorded and incorrect figures-Re assessment is quashed. [S. 143(3), 148]
Aggarwal Construction Co. v. Dy. CIT (2024)116 ITR 70 (SN)(Amritsar) (Trib)
S. 147 : Reassessment-After the expiry of four years-Bogus purchases-Change of opinion-No failure to disclose material facts-Reassessment is quashed.[S.69A, 69C, 148]
Dy. CIT v. Aggarwal Construction Co. (2024)116 ITR 432 (Trib) (Amritsar)(Trib)
S. 144 : Best judgment assessment-Ex-parte order-Agricultural Income-Remand report-Matter remanded to the Assessing Officer to pass a fresh assessment order after granting an reasonable opportunity of hearing.
Dnyaneshwar Baburao Kathe v. ITO (2024)116 ITR 19 (SN)/ [2025] 210 ITD 85 (Pune)(Trib)
S. 143(3):Assessment-Limited scrutiny-Additional legal ground is admitted-Cash deposits-Assessing Officer converted the limited scrutiny to regular assessment-Order is quashed and set aside-Instruction No. 5 Of 2016, Dated 14-7-2016 (2016) 385 ITR 56 (St) [S. 56(2)(vii)(b)(ii), 68,69A, 133(6), 142(1), 143(2), 254(1)]
Srimanta Kumar Shit v. ACIT(2024)116 ITR 51 (SN)/ 169 taxmann.com 185 (Kol)(Trib)
S.143(3): Assessment-Agricultural income-Estimation-Matter remanded to the Assessing Officer for fresh adjudication-The Tribunal also directed the assessee to pay cost of Rs. 6,000 with the direction to deposit costs in the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund and receipt thereof to be produced before the Assessing Officer before the commencement of the proceedings.
Ramji Lal v. ITO (2024)116 ITR 79 (SN) (Jaipur)(Trib)