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2016 (4) TMI 299 - AT - Income TaxReopening of assessment - reasons recorded - Held that:- From the above analysis of the relevant provisions, it is evident that section 148 envisages issuance of a notice where income has escaped assessment. This notice, as is clear from the above analysis of the relevant provisions, need must be on the AO's reason to believe escapement of income from assessment. Now, since the mandate of the first proviso to section 147 is that in a case of expiry of four years from end of the relevant assessment where assessment, has been made u/s 143(3), it has to be the failure of full and true disclosure by the assessee, of all material facts necessary for the assessment, which has led to escapement of income from assessment, the assessee obviously, requires to be made aware of the fact of such non-disclosure on his part. The contention of the department in this regard does not validate the reopening of the completed assessment of the present assessee. This is so, since the express requirement of the proviso to section 147 of the Act is the specific mention of the AO in the reasons recorded, as to the failure on the part of the assessee. In the present case, there is not even a whisper of an allegation by the AO in the reasons recorded that escapement of income had occurred by reason of failure on the part of the assessee to disclose fully and truly all material facts necessary for its assessment. - Decided in favour of assessee.
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